Sentences with phrase «association of cigarette smoking»

[jounal] Tucker, J. S / 2008 / Temporal association of cigarette smoking with social influences, academic performance, and delinquency: A four - wave longitudinal study from ages 13 to 23 / Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 22 (1): 1 ~ 11

These serum lipid parameters seem to be little influenced by smoking.32 However, other authors found a clear association of cigarette smoking with low levels of TC and LDL - C.33 In the present study, lower levels of HDL - C were associated with smoking status in men after controlling for several confounders.

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A 2015 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggested that teens who vaped had three times the risk of eventually smoking conventional cigarettes as teens who never tried e-cigs.

In animal models, exposure to cigarette smoke or nicotine during fetal development alters the expression of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in areas of the brainstem important for autonomic function, 28 alters the neuronal excitability of neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarius (a brainstem region important for sensory integration), 29 and alters fetal autonomic activity and medullary neurotransmitter receptors.30 In human infants, there are strong associations between nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and serotonin receptors in the brainstem during development.31 Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke attenuates recovery from hypoxia in preterm infants, 32 decreases heart rate variability in preterm33 and term34 infants, and abolishes the normal relationship between heart rate and gestational age at birth.33 Moreover, infants of smoking mothers exhibit impaired arousal patterns to trigeminal stimulation in proportion to urinary cotinine levels.35 It is important to note also that prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke alters the normal programming of cardiovascular reflexes such that there is a greater - than - expected increase in blood pressure and heart rate in response to breathing 4 % carbon dioxide or a 60 ° head - up tilt.36 These changes in autonomic function, arousal, and cardiovascular reflexes might all increase an infant's vulnerability to SIDS.

Although the study failed to find any association between sperm morphology and other common lifestyle factors, such as cigarette smoking or alcohol consumption, it remains possible that they could correlate with other aspects of sperm that were not measured, such as the quality of the DNA contained in the sperm head.

Cigarettes and atherosclerosis «A direct association has been established between cigarette smoking and coronary atherosclerosis, the condition in which fatty deposits build up in the arteries of the heart and reduce their interior diameter.

With increasing use of noninvasive imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT), ECAC is increasingly recognized in the adult population, especially in association with cigarette smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Association of electronic cigarette use with initiation of combustible tobacco product smoking in early adolescence.

Dr. Norman Edelman, senior scientific advisor to the American Lung Association, said that that finding is «a little disappointing because there's lots of data to show that kids who live with parents who just smoke cigarettes have an increased number of ear infections.

For example — it takes 40 - 70 years of daily cigarette smoking for chronic lung disease or cancer to manifest (American Lung Association).

Such rebuttal material was probably viewed as potentially fatal for enviro - activists, and from all I've found, it appears they took a practically unknown pilot project PR campaign from the Western Fuels Association and blew it out of all proportion in order to have some kind of plausible - sounding «evidence» for their claim that skeptic climate scientists were no different than the paid shill experts who claimed cigarette smoking was not especially harmful.

On the issue of tobacco regulation, Russia has banned smoking in restaurants and bars, and the American Medical Association has upped its pressure on retailers who sell health products to follow the lead of the CVS chain and halt the sale of cigarettes.

A systematic review and meta - analysis of prospective studies on the association between maternal cigarette smoking and preterm delivery

Thirdly, we analysed the associations between multiple indicators of SES and cigarette use, and found that the indicators of childhood SES that were associated with smoking were different for each stage of use; however, adult educational attainment was the dimension of adult SES consistently associated with regular use and cessation.

Few studies have assessed the association between childhood abuse and smoking among adults34 - 36 or adolescents.37 - 39 Some studies have found associations of childhood abuse with substance and alcohol abuse but only marginal associations with cigarette smoking.37, 38 We found that the relationship between the number of categories of adverse childhood experiences and each of the smoking behaviors is strong and cumulative.