Lifestyle risk factors for overweight and obesity among rural Indian adults: a community-based prospective cohort study by Rajesh Kumar Rai, Sabri Bromage, Jan-Walter De Neve, Anamitra Barik

“…Vigorous activity at home (including gardening, yard work, and household chores) was linked to higher odds of recovering from overweight/obesity (RR: 1.065; 95% CI: 1.008–1.125; P: 0.025). Frequent tobacco use (often/daily vs. none) was inversely associated with remission of overweight-obesity (RR: 0.689; 95% CI: 0.484–0.980; P: 0.038), as was each 1 ml in alcohol consumption (RR: 0.995; 95% CI: 0.991–0.999; P: 0.022). …”
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Human Papillomavirus Prevalence in Oral and Oropharyngeal Rinse and Gargle Specimens of Dental Patients and of an HIV-Positive Cohort from Pretoria, South Africa by Neil H. Wood, Koketso S. Makua, Ramokone L. Lebelo, Nina Redzic, Ina Benoy, Olivier M. Vanderveken, Johannes Bogers

“…No significant relationships were found between HPV presence and demographic data or sexual, oral sexual, tobacco use, or alcohol use, and no associations were seen with numbers of sexual and oral-sex partners.…”
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Comprehensive characterization of tobacco-induced changes in enamel surface topography by Tamanna Kaur, Ramya Ramadoss, Nitya Krishnasamy, Sandhya Sundar, Suganya Panneer Selvam, Hema Shree K

“…Several factors, including age, genetics, diet, oral hygiene practices, fluoride exposure, and acidic challenges, can influence enamel translucency. Tobacco use, in particular, leads to significant alterations in enamel appearance by penetrating its micropores, causing yellowing and browning. …”
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E-Cigarette Use and Use of Evidence-Based Smoking Cessation Methods Among American Indian Cigarette Smokers: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by Ashley L. Comiford, DrPH, Dorothy A. Rhoades, MD, MPH, Justin D. Dvorak, PhD, Kai Ding, PhD, Noah Collins, Alexandra L. Blair, Mark P. Doescher, MD, MSPH

“…Introduction: Tobacco use is the leading cause of death in the U.S., and American Indian/Alaska Native people have high rates of tobacco-related diseases. …”
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Investigating the association of traditional and non-traditional tobacco product use with subclinical and clinical cardiovascular disease: The Cross-Cohort Collaboration- Tobacco w... by Erfan Tasdighi, Kunal K. Jha, Zeina A. Dardari, Ngozi Osuji, Tanuja Rajan, Ellen Boakye, Michael E. Hall, Carlos J. Rodriguez, Andrew C. Stokes, Omar El Shahawy, Emelia J. Benjamin, Aruni Bhatnagar, Andrew P. DeFilippis, Michael J. Blaha

“…CCC-Tobacco is a large, pooled cohort dataset that is uniquely designed with increased power to expand knowledge regarding the association of traditional and non-traditional tobacco use with subclinical and clinical CVD, with extension to understudied groups including women and individuals from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.…”
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Factors associated with failure of humerus nonunion surgery in patients with initial nonoperative management by Alexander Hysong, MD, Noah Harrison, MD, Samuel Posey, MD, Ziqing Yu, MS, Andrew T. Chen, MD, Patrick Pallitto, MD, Joseph R. Hsu, MD, William Obremskey, MD, Evidence-Based Musculoskeletal Injury and Trauma Collaborative (EMIT), Hassan Mir, MD, Roman M. Natoli, MD, PhD, Ishani Sharma, MD, MBA, Jenna Jones, Med, Luke A. Lopas, MD, Hassan Farooq, MD, Robert D. Zura, MD, Alexander Padovano, MD, Nathaniel Koutlas, MD, Steve Hemmerly, BS, Elsa Rodriguez, MD, Daniel E. Pereira, MD, Sharon Babcock, MD, Gabriel James Sowards, BS, Martha Holden, AAS, AA, Anna N. Miller, MD, Marc Schatz, MD, Jessica Rivera, MD, PhD, Katrina Bang, MD, Kamryn King, BS, Zachery Hong, BA, Jarrod Dumpe, MD, Gabriella Lea Stribling, BS, Merritt John Thompson, MD, Tracy Johns, MSN, RN-BC, Rachel Seymour, PhD, Susan Odum, PhD, Stephen Sims, MD, Olivia Rice, MD, Ainsley Bloomer, MD, Katheryn Peterson, BSPH, Amber Stanley, BSPH, Mario Cuadra, MD, Gisele Bailey, MS, Matthew Braswell, MD, Landon Bulloch, MD, William Haynes, MD, Josef Jolissaint, MD, Julia Mastracci, MD, Andrew Wohler, MD, Eddie Komie Afetse, BS, BA, Cara Girardi, Juliette Sweeney, BS, Benjamin Averkamp, MD, Meghan Wally, PhD, Madhav Karunakar, MD, Kevin Phelps, MD, Laurence Kempton, MD, Christine Churchill, MA, CCRP, David Macknet, MD, Hannah Pollock, BS, Rodney Arthur, MS, Samuel Cohen-Tanugi, Isaac Boateng, James Michael Ruth, BS, Joseph Michalski, MD, Anna Hemminger, BS, Kathryn Leighty, Mir Ibrahim Sajid, MD, Thea Lance, BA, William Hunter Waddell, MD, Andres Fidel Moreno Diaz, MD, Joseph Gutbrod, BS, Christopher G. Herbosa, BS

“…Multivariate analysis found that the use of bone graft or bone graft substitute was not associated with successful nonunion surgery (95% odds ratio confidence interval [CI] [0.67–5.3], P = 0.23). Tobacco use was associated with an increased risk of persistent nonunion (P = 0.0041). …”
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High-Titer Rheumatoid Factor is Associated with Worse Clinical Outcomes and Higher Needs for Advanced Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis Under Real-Life Conditions by Victor Davi R. S. Oliveira, Ana Paula M. G. Reis, Claiton V. Brenol, Ivânio A. Pereira, Karina R. Bonfiglioli, Letícia R. Pereira, Manoel B. Bértolo, Maria de Fátima L. C. Sauma, Maria Fernanda B. R. Guimarães, Paulo Louzada-Júnior, Rina D. N. Giorgi, Sebastião C. Radominski, Licia Maria H. Mota, Cleandro P. Albuquerque, Geraldo R. Castelar-Pinheiro

“…High RF titers (compared to "non-high") were associated with tobacco use (odds ratio, OR [95% confidence interval, CI]: 2.04 [1.35, 3.08]; p < 0.001), multiraciality (OR [95% CI] 1.31 [1.03, 1.67]; p = 0.028, compared to White race), and higher body mass index (mean difference [95% CI] 0.69 [0.05, 1.33] kg/m2; p = 0.033). …”
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The prognostic significance of tertiary lymphoid structures in oral squamous cell carcinomas: a systematic review by V. Ribeiro, J-L. Teillaud, J-L. Teillaud, J-L. Teillaud, M-C. Dieu-Nosjean, M-C. Dieu-Nosjean, M-C. Dieu-Nosjean, G. Lescaille, G. Lescaille, G. Lescaille, G. Lescaille, G. Lescaille, J. Rochefort, J. Rochefort, J. Rochefort, J. Rochefort, J. Rochefort

“…Risk factors include alcohol and tobacco use. However, non-smokers and non-drinkers are also affected, especially young patients with tongue cancer. …”
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Passive exposure and perceptions of smoke-free policies in hospital and university campuses among nursing students: A cross-sectional multicenter study by Marcela Fu, Yolanda Castellano, Kenza Laroussy, Antoni Baena, Mercè Margalef, Ariadna Feliu, Jordi Galimany-Masclans, Montse Puig-Llobet, Carmen Moreno-Arroyo, Raül Sancho, Albert Bueno, Antonio López, Joseph Guydish, Esteve Fernández, Cristina Martínez

“…Introduction Outdoor smoke-free regulations reduce exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) and help to denormalize tobacco use. As future key agents in health promotion, nursing students’ attitudes should agree with tobacco-control policies. …”
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Standardised packaging, minimum excise tax, and RYO focussed tax rise implications for UK tobacco pricing. by Rosemary Hiscock, Nicole H Augustin, J Robert Branston, Anna B Gilmore

“…This suggests that standardised packaging and a MET will likely contribute to further declines in UK tobacco use.…”
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The association of individual cognition and social environment of smoking with autonomy over tobacco: A survey from rural China by Jiaoyan Li, Yimei Zhu, Zhihong Zhang, Deyu Cai, Huinan Han, Jing Liang, Fang Wang, Beizhu Ye, Yuan Liang

“…We assessed autonomy over tobacco using the Autonomy Over Smoking Scale (AUTOS), including Withdrawal Symptoms (WS), Psychological Dependence (PD) and Cueinduced Cravings (CC), and examined factors of individual cognition and social environment, as well as covariates, including demographic characteristics, health status, and smoking behavior. …”
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