Interaction of smoking and metabolic syndrome on cardiovascular risk in a Chinese cohort

• Published in: International journal of cardiology Vol. 167; no. 1; pp. 250 - 253
• Main Authors: Zhang, Lijun, Guo, Zhirong, Wu, Ming, Hu, Xiaoshu, Xu, Yanying, Zhou, Zhengyuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 15.07.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Asian Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology; Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research); Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis; Cardiovascular Diseases - ethnology; Cohort Studies; Cohort study; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Metabolic diseases; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolic Syndrome - diagnosis; Metabolic Syndrome - ethnology; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Other metabolic disorders; Population Surveillance - methods; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Smoking; Smoking - ethnology; Tobacco, tobacco smoking; Toxicology; Asia; China; Cardiovascular disease; Metabolic syndrome; Cohort study; Smoking; Endocrinopathy; Asiatic; Interaction; Tobacco smoking; Metabolic diseases; Vascular disease; Tobacco; Atherosclerosis; Risk factor; Cardiovascular risk; Chinese; Cardiology; Public health

The high prevalence of smoking and metabolic syndrome (MS) and increased incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in China indicates that there may be an interaction between smoking and MS on cardiovascular risk. Therefore, we aimed to examine the independent and combined effects of smoking and MS...