Additive interaction of conjoint tobacco smoking and heavy drinking on hypertension prevalence in rural Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study by Paineto Masengere, Nynke Halbesma, Rawlance Ndejjo, Bonny Enock Balugaba, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Fred Nuwaha, Hilde Bastiaens, Geofrey Musinguzi

“…Results HBP was prevalent in 23% of the participants. Smokers were 1.36 times more likely to have HBP than non-smokers (Crude OR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.04–1.76). …”
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Cigarette and Waterpipe Smoking Decrease Respiratory Quality of Life in Adults: Results from a National Cross-Sectional Study by Salamé Joseph, Salameh Pascale, Khayat Georges, Waked Mirna

“…The CCQ demonstrated excellent psychometric properties, with adequacy to the sample and high consistency. Smokers had a decreased respiratory quality of life versus nonsmokers, independently of their respiratory disease status and severity. …”
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Smoking, DNA Adducts and Number of Risk DNA Repair Alleles in Lung Cancer Cases, in Subjects with Benign Lung Diseases and in Controls by Marco Peluso, Armelle Munnia, Sara Piro, Alessandra Armillis, Marcello Ceppi, Giuseppe Matullo, Riccardo Puntoni

“…A significant association with smoking was noticed in smokers for more than 40 years carrying 3-4 risk alleles (OR=36.38, 95% C.I. 1.17–1132.84, P=.040). …”
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Site Specific Effect of Tobacco Addiction in Upper Aerodigestive Tract Tumors: A Retrospective Clinicopathological Study by Ashok Kumar, Amita Sharma, Babita Ahlawat, Sonam Sharma

“…Out of all proven cases of cancers, 29.4% were only tobacco chewers (smokeless), 25.5% were only smokers, 42.2% were having both types of tobacco addictions (smoke and smokeless), and only 2.9% were having no addiction. …”
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Topical issues of an applied vaping research by L. A. Davletshina, M. V. Karmanov

“…Currently, users of electronic cigarettes and similar devices are divided into two segments: traditional smokers who switched to electronic cigarettes or combining them and new smokers who chose electronic cigarettes because of fashion, communication, entertainment, etc. …”
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Effectiveness of multicomponent interventions in primary healthcare settings to promote continuous smoking cessation in adults: a systematic review by Carlos Martín Cantera, Elisa Puigdomènech, Jose Luis Ballvé, Olga Lucía Arias, Lourdes Clemente, Ramon Casas, Lydia Roig, Santiago Pérez-Tortosa, Laura Díaz-Gete, Sílvia Granollers

“…Objective The objective of the present review is to evaluate multicomponent/complex primary care (PC) interventions for their effectiveness in continuous smoking abstinence by adult smokers.Design A systematic review of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials was undertaken.Eligibility criteria for included studies Selected studies met the following criteria: evaluated effects of a multicomponent/complex intervention (with 2 or more intervention components) in achieving at least 6-month abstinence in adult smokers who visited a PC, biochemical confirmation of abstinence, intention-to-treat analysis and results published in English/Spanish.Methods We followed PRISMA statement to report the review. …”
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High-Sensitive C-Reactive Protein Levels in a Group of Syrian University Male Students and Its Associations with Smoking, Physical Activity, Anthropometric Measurements, and Some H... by Wafika Zarzour, Nada Dehneh, Mazen Rajab

“…Unexpectedly, it did not vary between smokers and nonsmokers. In general, it correlated positively with anthropometric and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) measurements. …”
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Flow-Volume Parameters in COPD Related to Extended Measurements of Lung Volume, Diffusion, and Resistance by Linnea Jarenbäck, Jaro Ankerst, Leif Bjermer, Ellen Tufvesson

“…The aim of the study was to relate spirometry values to more advanced measures of lung function in COPD patients compared to healthy smokers. The lung function of 65 COPD patients and 34 healthy smokers was investigated using flow-volume spirometry, body plethysmography, single breath helium dilution with CO-diffusion, and impulse oscillometry. …”
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Maternal education, health profession and cigarette smoking are decisive factors for self-medication in children by parents by Duborija-Kovacevic Natasa, Martinovic Milica, Belojevic Goran, Lausevic Dragan, Asanin Bogdan

“…In a multiple logistic regression the independent effect /adjusted odds ratio (AOR) (95 % CI)/of maternal factors on SMCP remained for: education /2.23 (1.18–4.24)/, university-level vs. no education; profession /1.50 (1.07–3.00)/, health profession vs. non-health profession; and smoking habit /1.22 (1.04–1.42)/smokers vs. non-smokers. SMCP may be expected for every fourth child in Montenegro. …”
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Role of Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors after Initiation of Statin Therapy: A PharmLines Inception Cohort Study by Dennis Steenhuis, Stijn de Vos, Jens Bos, Eelko Hak

“…Drug treatment for CVEs after statin initiation is increased in patients with diabetes type 2, in aged patients, males, smokers, and those with poor adherence, while there was no association with baseline cholesterol levels and blood pressure. …”
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Effects of e-cigarette smoking on periodontal health: A scoping review. by Priti Charde, Kamran Ali, Nader Hamdan

“…Vaping may be associated with greater clinical attachment loss (CAL) compared to non-smokers. Moreover, ECs are also associated with unfavorable effects on periodontal microbial counts, biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress.…”
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Relationship of Retinal Vessel Caliber with Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Sara Toulouie, Sean Chang, Julia Pan, Kiersten Snyder, Glenn Yiu

“…Only CRAE and CRVE were higher in men (P<0.001), current smokers (P<0.001), and the eyes with a cilioretinal artery (P=0.009−0.043). …”
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Health promotion and tobacco control: a transatlantic perspective between Brazil and Portugal by Francisco Lucas de Lima Fontes, Ermelinda do Carmo Valente Caldeira

“…In Brazil, robust policies have contributed to a significant reduction in the prevalence of adult smokers, from 34.8% in 1989 to 12.6% in 2019(1). These achievements are the result of educational campaigns, tax increases and the creation of smoke-free environments. …”
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Prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in post-tuberculosis lung fibrosis patients: A cross-sectional observational study by Rupak Chatterjee, Priyanka Ghosh, Kumkum Sarkar, Shambo Samrat Samajdar, Shatavisa Mukherjee, Alex George, Netai Pramanik

“…Five of the males were smokers with a mean of 17.6 pack years of smoking. …”
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Tofacitinib Efficacy/Safety in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis by Baseline Body Mass Index: A Post Hoc Analysis of Phase 2/3 Trials by Hillary Norton, Paula Sliwinska-Stanczyk, Tomas Hala, Bassel El-Zorkany, Lori Stockert, Rajiv Mundayat, Lisy Wang, Christopher T. Ritchlin

“…At baseline, patients with BMI < 25 kg/m2 were younger and more likely to be current smokers/Asian, and patients with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 had higher mean waist circumference/swollen joint count (SJC) and were more likely to have enthesitis, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) > 5 mg/L, an inadequate response to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi), and prior biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (bDMARD) use versus other categories. …”
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Associations of PM2.5 with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Shipyard Workers: A Cohort Study by Nguyen Thanh Tung, Ching-Huang Lai, Chih-Hong Pan, Wei-Liang Chen, Chung-Ching Wang, Che-Wei Liang, Chi-Yu Chien, Kai-Jen Chuang, Huynh Nguyen Xuan Thao, Hoang Ba Dung, Tran Phan Chung Thuy, Hsiao-Chi Chuang

“…Higher incidence rates of COPD were observed in non-smokers and welders, which associated with lung function declines due to PM2.5 exposure. …”
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The impact of price and image warnings on the social perception of gifting cigarettes in China by Guang Xu, Yibin Shi, Kecheng Du, Gang Wang, Liyun Wu

“…Increasing cigarette prices reduces smokers' willingness to gift high-priced cigarettes but stimulates the consumption of low-price cigarettes as gifts. …”
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Prognostic impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on short-term and long-term outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting by Mohammad Sadeq Najafi, Arash Jalali, Zahra Karimi, Mohadese Dashtkoohi, Kimia Moradi, Mojgan Ghavami, Saeed Davoodi, Seyed Hossein Ahmadi Tafti, Rasoul Aliannejad

“…Moreover, the impact of COPD in smokers and non-smokers on short/long-term outcomes was assessed. …”
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Impact of the Ottawa model on opiate screening and smoking cessation in methadone-treated patients with opioid use disorder: A retrospective cohort analysis by Shu-Wua Lee, Po-Chung Yu, Ting-Ting Yen, Chiann-Yi Hsu, Li-Jou Lai, I-Chun Chen, Ting-Gang Chang

“…Methods In a retrospective cohort study, 53 methadone maintenance patients were divided into 16 treatment-seeking smokers (TSS) and 37 treatment-rejecting smokers (TRS) based on their participation in the Ottawa model for smoking cessation plus 16 weeks of varenicline treatment. …”
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IL1RN and KRT13 Expression in Bladder Cancer: Association with Pathologic Characteristics and Smoking Status by Thomas S. Worst, Verena Reiner, Ute Gabriel, Christel Weiß, Philipp Erben, Thomas Martini, Christian Bolenz

“…In tissue samples of current smokers, a significant downregulation of IL1RN was found when compared to never smokers (P=0.013). …”
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