Predictors of weight change following smoking cessation

Raymond Bossé; Arthur J. Garvey; Paul T. Costa

doi:10.3109/10826088009040072

Predictors of weight change following smoking cessation

Raymond Bossé, Arthur J. Garvey, Paul T. Costa

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Abstract

Smoking behavior and weight change over a 5-year period were studied in 1,749 adult males of the Normative Aging Study. While men who quit smoking generally gained more weight than those in other smoking categories, 36% either lost weight or maintained the same weight after quitting. The major research focus was to predict the direction of weight change after smoking cessation. Among the characteristics most related to weight gain after quitting were heavier tar consumption, younger age, and leanness of body build. Conversely, traits related to weight loss were lighter smoking, older age, and stoutness of build.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	969-991
Number of pages	23
Journal	Substance Use and Misuse
Volume	15
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/10826088009040072
State	Published - Jan 1 1980
Externally published	Yes

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Health(social science)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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