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| Factors associated with small cigar use among college students | 2013 | Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA. ksterling@gsu.edu | Read more... |
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Periodical, Full
American Journal of Health Behavior
Periodical, Abbrev.
Am.J.Health Behav.
Pub Date Free Form
May
Volume
37
Issue
3
Start Page
325
Other Pages
333
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LR: 20150423; GR: 1K07CA139114-01A1/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: 1P60MD003422/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States; GR: 2R01CA-61021/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: K07 CA139114/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; JID: 9602338; NIHMS450226; OID: NLM: NIHMS4502
Place of Publication
United States
ISSN/ISBN
1945-7359; 1087-3244
Accession Number
PMID: 23985179
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM
DOI
10.5993/AJHB.37.3.5 [doi]
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23985179
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OBJECTIVE: To assess small cigar use among college students in the southeastern United States. METHODS: Data from a 2010 online survey were analyzed to examine small cigar smoking and its sociodemographic and psychosocial correlates among 4388 college students, aged 18-30. RESULTS: Small cigar users were more likely to be younger, male, black, and current cigarette, cigar, hookah, or marijuana smokers (p's
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Sterling,K., Berg,C.J., Thomas,A.N., Glantz,S.A., Ahluwalia,J.S.
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PMC3757522
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| Smoker identity among occasional smokers: findings from Minnesota | 2013 | Centre for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia. lee.jeongkyu@gmail.com | Read more... |
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American Journal of Health Behavior
Periodical, Abbrev.
Am.J.Health Behav.
Pub Date Free Form
Jul
Volume
37
Issue
4
Start Page
525
Other Pages
530
Notes
JID: 9602338; ppublish
Place of Publication
United States
ISSN/ISBN
1945-7359; 1087-3244
Accession Number
PMID: 23985233
Language
eng
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Journal Article; IM
DOI
10.5993/AJHB.37.4.10 [doi]
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PMID
23985233
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate characteristics of occasional smokers who deny being smokers (ie, deniers). METHODS: Data were from 3 rounds of the Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey (MATS 2003, 2007, and 2010), a statewide, cross-sectional, and random-digit-dial telephone survey. RESULTS: Nearly half of occasional smokers did not view themselves as smokers. Characteristics that were predictive of being a denier included less perceived harm from secondhand smoke, fewer days smoked, and fewer cigarettes smoked per day. CONCLUSIONS: Denial of being a smoker is primarily characterized by very light smoking. Future communication efforts should be tailored for this group.
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Lee,J.K., Boyle,R.G., D'Silva,J., St Claire,A.W., Whittet,M.N., Kinney,A.M.
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| Association between Helicobacter pylori and Barrett's esophagus, erosive esophagitis, and gastroesophageal reflux symptoms | 2014 | Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Electronic address: jhr@umi | Read more... |
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Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
Periodical, Abbrev.
Clin.Gastroenterol.Hepatol.
Pub Date Free Form
Feb
Volume
12
Issue
2
Start Page
239
Other Pages
245
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LR: 20150423; CI: Copyright (c) 2014; GR: K23 DK079291/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States; GR: K23DK079291/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States; GR: K24 DK080941/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States; GR: K24DK080941/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States; GR: P30 DK034933/DK/NID
Place of Publication
United States
ISSN/ISBN
1542-7714; 1542-3565
Accession Number
PMID: 23988686
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
DOI
10.1016/j.cgh.2013.08.029 [doi]
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23988686
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Infection with Helicobacter pylori, particularly the cytotoxin-associated gene A (cagA)+ strain, is believed to protect against Barrett's esophagus, but it is not clear if it protects against gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). We aimed to determine whether H pylori infection is associated with GERD symptoms, erosive esophagitis, and Barrett's esophagus within the same cohort. METHODS: We analyzed data from a case-control study of 533 men (ages, 50-79 y) who underwent colorectal cancer screening at 2 tertiary medical centers in Michigan between 2008 and 2011 and who also were recruited to undergo upper endoscopy. We assessed 80 additional men found to have Barrett's esophagus during clinically indicated upper-endoscopy examinations. Logistic regression was used to estimate the associations between serum antibodies against H pylori or cagA and GERD symptoms, esophagitis, and Barrett's esophagus, compared with randomly selected men undergoing colorectal cancer screens (n = 177). RESULTS: H pylori infection was associated inversely with Barrett's esophagus (odds ratio [OR], 0.53; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.29-0.97), particularly the cagA+ strain (OR, 0.36; 95% CI, 0.14-0.90). There was a trend toward an inverse association with erosive esophagitis (H pylori OR, 0.63; 95% CI, 0.37-1.08; and cagA+ OR, 0.47; 95% CI, 0.21-1.03). However, GERD symptoms were not associated with H pylori infection (OR, 0.948; 95% CI, 0.548-1.64; and cagA+ OR, 0.967; 95% CI, 0.461-2.03). CONCLUSIONS: Based on a case-control study, infection with H pylori, particularly the cagA+ strain, is associated inversely with Barrett's esophagus. We observed a trend toward an inverse association with esophagitis, but not with GERD symptoms.
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AGA Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc
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Rubenstein,J.H., Inadomi,J.M., Scheiman,J., Schoenfeld,P., Appelman,H., Zhang,M., Metko,V., Kao,J.Y.
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Date of Electronic
20130827
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PMC3947027
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| Using twitter to examine smoking behavior and perceptions of emerging tobacco products | 2013 | Department of Linguistics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. | Read more... |
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Periodical, Full
Journal of medical Internet research
Periodical, Abbrev.
J.Med.Internet Res.
Pub Date Free Form
29-Aug
Volume
15
Issue
8
Start Page
e174
Other Pages
Notes
LR: 20150423; GR: U01 CA154280/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: U01CA154280/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: U54 HL108460/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States; GR: U54HL108460/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States; JID: 100959882; OID: NLM: PMC3758063; OTO: NOTNLM;
Place of Publication
Canada
ISSN/ISBN
1438-8871; 1438-8871
Accession Number
PMID: 23989137
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM
DOI
10.2196/jmir.2534 [doi]
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23989137
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BACKGROUND: Social media platforms such as Twitter are rapidly becoming key resources for public health surveillance applications, yet little is known about Twitter users' levels of informedness and sentiment toward tobacco, especially with regard to the emerging tobacco control challenges posed by hookah and electronic cigarettes. OBJECTIVE: To develop a content and sentiment analysis of tobacco-related Twitter posts and build machine learning classifiers to detect tobacco-relevant posts and sentiment towards tobacco, with a particular focus on new and emerging products like hookah and electronic cigarettes. METHODS: We collected 7362 tobacco-related Twitter posts at 15-day intervals from December 2011 to July 2012. Each tweet was manually classified using a triaxial scheme, capturing genre, theme, and sentiment. Using the collected data, machine-learning classifiers were trained to detect tobacco-related vs irrelevant tweets as well as positive vs negative sentiment, using Naive Bayes, k-nearest neighbors, and Support Vector Machine (SVM) algorithms. Finally, phi contingency coefficients were computed between each of the categories to discover emergent patterns. RESULTS: The most prevalent genres were first- and second-hand experience and opinion, and the most frequent themes were hookah, cessation, and pleasure. Sentiment toward tobacco was overall more positive (1939/4215, 46% of tweets) than negative (1349/4215, 32%) or neutral among tweets mentioning it, even excluding the 9% of tweets categorized as marketing. Three separate metrics converged to support an emergent distinction between, on one hand, hookah and electronic cigarettes corresponding to positive sentiment, and on the other hand, traditional tobacco products and more general references corresponding to negative sentiment. These metrics included correlations between categories in the annotation scheme (phihookah-positive=0.39; phi(e-cigs)-positive=0.19); correlations between search keywords and sentiment (chi(2)(4)=414.50, P<.001 cramer="" v="0.36)," and="" the="" most="" discriminating="" unigram="" features="" for="" positive="" negative="" sentiment="" ranked="" by="" log="" odds="" ratio="" in="" machine="" learning="" component="" of="" study.="" automated="" classification="" tasks="" svms="" using="" a="" relatively="" small="" number="" achieved="" best="" performance="" tobacco-related="" from="" unrelated="" tweets="" score="0.85)." conclusions:="" novel="" insights="" available="" through="" twitter="" tobacco="" surveillance="" are="" attested="" high="" prevalence="" sentiment.="" this="" is="" correlated="" complex="" ways="" with="" social="" image="" personal="" experience="" recently="" popular="" products="" such="" as="" hookah="" electronic="" cigarettes.="" several="" apparent="" perceptual="" disconnects="" between="" these="" their="" health="" effects="" suggest="" opportunities="" control="" education.="" finally="" posts="" shows="" promising="" edge="" over="" strictly="" keyword-based="" approaches="" yielding="" an="" improved="" signal-to-noise="" data="" paving="" way="" applications.="">
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Myslin,M., Zhu,S.H., Chapman,W., Conway,M.
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Date of Electronic
20130829
PMCID
PMC3758063
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| Hookah smoking: characteristics, behavior and perceptions of youth smokers in pune, India | 2013 | Medilinkers Research Consultancy, 2Dr DY Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pune, India. pradnya.kakodkar@gmail.com | Read more... |
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Periodical, Full
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP
Periodical, Abbrev.
Asian Pac.J.Cancer.Prev.
Pub Date Free Form
Volume
14
Issue
7
Start Page
4319
Other Pages
4323
Notes
JID: 101130625; ppublish
Place of Publication
Thailand
ISSN/ISBN
1513-7368; 1513-7368
Accession Number
PMID: 23991996
Language
eng
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PMID
23991996
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BACKGROUND: Hookah smoking has been referred to as a global tobacco epidemic by public health officials. This study aimed to investigate the characteristics, behaviour and perceptions related to hookah smoking among the youth smokers in Pune. METHODS: Two hundred and eighty established hookah smokers participated in this study. Data was collected using a 29-item questionnaire, constructed using three main domains: Characteristics (socio-demographic and personal), behaviour and perceptions (about harmful effects in comparison to cigarette smoking). RESULTS: The results indicated that the mean age of starting hookah smoking was 17.3 years; 75% of participants did not have parental acceptance; light-headedness, dizziness and headache were most common reported nicotine effects, post hookah smoking. Hookah smoking on a daily basis was reported by 24.6% participants. The mean time of hookah session was 1 hour and 19 minutes. 68.2% participants were reported to smoke hookah in hookah-cafes and 35.7% participants were found to share the hookah. Some 66.7% participants had no intention to quit. Most of them (71-80%) had misperception about the safety of hookah smoking over cigarette smoking and 54-82% participants were unaware of health effects. CONCLUSIONS: Educational intervention is urgently needed to create awareness among the youth about the harmful effects of hookah smoking.
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Kakodkar,P.V., Bansal,S.S.
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| Effects of full-mouth scaling on the periodontal health of Indigenous Australians: a randomized controlled trial | 2013 | Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, School of Dentistry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia. | Read more... |
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Periodical, Full
Journal of clinical periodontology
Periodical, Abbrev.
J.Clin.Periodontol.
Pub Date Free Form
Nov
Volume
40
Issue
11
Start Page
1016
Other Pages
1024
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LR: 20151119; CI: (c) 2013; JID: 0425123; OTO: NOTNLM; 2013/08/03 [accepted]; 2013/09/01 [aheadofprint]; ppublish
Place of Publication
United States
ISSN/ISBN
1600-051X; 0303-6979
Accession Number
PMID: 23992525
Language
eng
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Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; D; IM
DOI
10.1111/jcpe.12152 [doi]
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PMID
23992525
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BACKGROUND: Simplified periodontal therapy might be a pragmatic strategy for public health programmes targeting Indigenous Australian adults. The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate oral health effects of single-visit, non-surgical periodontal therapy compared to no treatment. METHODS: This parallel-group, randomized, open label clinical trial enrolled 273 Indigenous Australians aged >/=18 years with periodontitis. Intervention participants received full-mouth periodontal scaling and root planing during a single visit while the control group received no treatment. Endpoints were summary variables derived from clinical assessments of probing depth, clinical attachment loss, plaque, calculus and gingival bleeding before treatment and 3 months later. RESULTS: Endpoints could be calculated for 169 participants with follow-up data. Compared to the control group, there were statistically significant reductions in extent of shallow pockets: PD >/=4 mm (mean difference -2.86, [95% CI -5.01 to -0.71], p = 0.009) and gingival bleeding (mean difference -0.25, [95% CI -0.43 to -0.08], p = 0.005) but not deeper pockets PD >/=5 mm (mean difference -0.48, [95% CI -1.78 to 0.82], p = 0.468) or plaque scores. CONCLUSIONS: Periodontal therapy produced improvements in shallow periodontal pockets and measures of gingival bleeding in these Indigenous Australians.
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John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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Kapellas,K., Do,L.G., Bartold,P.M., Skilton,M.R., Maple-Brown,L.J., O'Dea,K., Brown,A., Celermajer,D.S., Slade,G.D., Jamieson,L.M.
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Date of Electronic
20130901
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| Abnormal sympathetic nerve activity in women exposed to cigarette smoke: a potential mechanism to explain increased cardiac risk | 2013 | Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California; | Read more... |
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Periodical, Full
American journal of physiology.Heart and circulatory physiology
Periodical, Abbrev.
Am.J.Physiol.Heart Circ.Physiol.
Pub Date Free Form
15-Nov
Volume
305
Issue
10
Start Page
H1560
Other Pages
7
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LR: 20150423; GR: K23 HL098744/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States; GR: K23-HL-098744/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States; GR: MO1-RR00865/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States; JID: 100901228; 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); OID: NLM: PMC4073979; OTO: NOTNLM; 2013/08/30 [ahe
Place of Publication
United States
ISSN/ISBN
1522-1539; 0363-6135
Accession Number
PMID: 23997107
Language
eng
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Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
DOI
10.1152/ajpheart.00502.2013 [doi]
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23997107
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In women, cardiac deaths attributable to tobacco exposure have reached the same high levels as men. Normally, sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) fluctuates according to the menstrual phase, but in habitual smokers, SNA levels remain constant. Our purpose is to extend these observations to other groups of women exposed to tobacco smoke and to explore potential mechanisms. We hypothesize that women exposed to secondhand smoke, but not former smokers, have nonfluctuating SNA compared with never smokers, and that impaired baroreflex suppression of SNA, and/or heightened central SNA responses, underlie this nonfluctuating SNA. We also hypothesize that female smokers have impaired nocturnal blood pressure dipping, normally mediated by modulation of SNA. In 49 females (19 never, 12 current, 9 former, 9 passive smokers), SNA was recorded (microneurography) during high- and low-hormone ovarian phases at rest, during pharmacological baroreflex testing, and during the cold pressor test (CPT). Twenty-four hour blood pressure (BP) monitoring was performed. Current and passive smokers, but not former smokers, had a nonfluctuating pattern of SNA, unlike never smokers in whom SNA varied with the menstrual phase. Baroreflex control of SNA was significantly blunted in current smokers, independent of menstrual phase. In passive smokers, SNA response to CPT was markedly increased. Nondipping was unexpectedly high in all groups. SNA does not vary during the menstrual cycle in active and passive smokers, unlike never and former smokers. Baroreflex control of SNA is blunted in current smokers, whereas SNA response to CPT is heightened in passive smokers. Smoking cessation is associated with return of the altered SNA pattern to normal.
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Middlekauff,H.R., Park,J., Agrawal,H., Gornbein,J.A.
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Date of Electronic
20130830
PMCID
PMC4073979
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| Associations of diabetes mellitus, insulin, leptin, and ghrelin with gastroesophageal reflux and Barrett's esophagus | 2013 | Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Electronic address: jhr@umi | Read more... |
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Periodical, Full
Gastroenterology
Periodical, Abbrev.
Gastroenterology
Pub Date Free Form
Dec
Volume
145
Issue
6
Start Page
1237
Other Pages
44.e1-5
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LR: 20150423; CI: Copyright (c) 2013; GR: K24 DK080941/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States; GR: K24 DK080941/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States; GR: P30 DK034933/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 DK087708/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01DK087708/DK/NI
Place of Publication
United States
ISSN/ISBN
1528-0012; 0016-5085
Accession Number
PMID: 23999171
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; AIM; IM
DOI
10.1053/j.gastro.2013.08.052 [doi]
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PMID
23999171
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Insulin and leptin have proliferative and anti-apoptotic effects. Ghrelin promotes gastric emptying and secretion of growth hormone and inhibits inflammation. We assessed whether diabetes mellitus and serum levels of insulin, leptin, and ghrelin are associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and Barrett's esophagus. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study in 822 men undergoing colorectal cancer screening who were recruited to also undergo upper endoscopy. We identified 70 with Barrett's esophagus; 80 additional men with Barrett's esophagus were recruited shortly after their clinical diagnoses. Serum levels of insulin, leptin, and ghrelin were assayed in all 104 fasting men with Barrett's esophagus without diabetes and 271 without diabetes or Barrett's esophagus. Logistic regression was used to estimate the effects of diabetes and levels of insulin, leptin, and ghrelin on GERD and Barrett's esophagus. RESULTS: Among men with GERD, diabetes was inversely associated with Barrett's esophagus (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 0.383; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.179-0.821). Among nondiabetics, hyperinsulinemia was positively associated with Barrett's esophagus, but the association was attenuated by adjustment for leptin and ghrelin. Leptin was positively associated with Barrett's esophagus, adjusting for obesity, GERD, and levels of insulin and ghrelin (OR for 3(rd) vs 1(st) tertile = 3.25; 95% CI: 1.29-8.17); this association was stronger in men with GERD (P = .01 for OR heterogeneity). Ghrelin was positively associated with Barrett's esophagus (OR for an increment of 400 pg/mL = 1.39; 95% CI: 1.09-1.76), but inversely associated with GERD (OR for 3(rd) vs 1(st) tertile = 0.364; 95% CI: 0.195-0.680). CONCLUSIONS: Based on a case-control study, leptin was associated with Barrett's esophagus, particularly in men with GERD. Serum insulin level was associated with Barrett's esophagus, but might be mediated by leptin. Serum ghrelin was inversely associated with GERD, as hypothesized, but positively associated with Barrett's esophagus, contrary to our hypothesis. Additional studies are needed in men and women to replicate these findings.
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AGA Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc
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Rubenstein,J.H., Morgenstern,H., McConell,D., Scheiman,J.M., Schoenfeld,P., Appelman,H., McMahon,L.F.,Jr, Kao,J.Y., Metko,V., Zhang,M., Inadomi,J.M.
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Date of Electronic
20130830
PMCID
PMC3914630
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| Perception of tourists regarding the smoke-free policy at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand | 2013 | Health Administration Department, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, 420/1 Rajvithi Road, Rajthevi District, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. nithats@gmail.com | Read more... |
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International journal of environmental research and public health
Periodical, Abbrev.
Int.J.Environ.Res.Public.Health.
Pub Date Free Form
30-Aug
Volume
10
Issue
9
Start Page
4012
Other Pages
4026
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LR: 20151119; JID: 101238455; 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); OID: NLM: PMC3799520; 2013/06/11 [received]; 2013/08/13 [revised]; 2013/08/15 [accepted]; epublish
Place of Publication
Switzerland
ISSN/ISBN
1660-4601; 1660-4601
Accession Number
PMID: 23999549
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
DOI
10.3390/ijerph10094012 [doi]
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23999549
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This study was conducted during February-March 2012 to determine the perception and support regarding smoke-free policy among tourists at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand. In this cross-sectional study, 200 tourists (n = 200) were enrolled by convenience sampling and interviewed by structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, chi-square, and multinomial logistic regression were adopted in the study. Results revealed that half (50%) of the tourists were current smokers and 55% had visited Thailand twice or more. Three quarter (76%) of tourists indicated that they would visit Thailand again even if it had a 100% smoke-free regulation. Almost all (99%) of the tourists had supported for the smoke-free policy (partial ban and total ban), and current smokers had higher percentage of support than non-smokers. Two factors, current smoking status and knowledge level, were significantly associated with perception level. After analysis with Multinomial Logistic Regression, it was found that perception, country group, and presence of designated smoking room (DSR) were associated with smoke-free policy. Recommendation is that, at institution level effective monitoring system is needed at the airport. At policy level, the recommendation is that effective comprehensive policy needed to be emphasized to ensure smoke-free airport environment.
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Sirichotiratana,N., Yogi,S., Prutipinyo,C.
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20130830
PMCID
PMC3799520
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| Notes from the field: electronic cigarette use among middle and high school students - United States, 2011-2012 | 2013 | Read more... | |
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Periodical, Full
MMWR.Morbidity and mortality weekly report
Periodical, Abbrev.
MMWR Morb.Mortal.Wkly.Rep.
Pub Date Free Form
6-Sep
Volume
62
Issue
35
Start Page
729
Other Pages
730
Notes
LR: 20151119; JID: 7802429; ppublish
Place of Publication
United States
ISSN/ISBN
1545-861X; 0149-2195
Accession Number
PMID: 24005229
Language
eng
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Journal Article; IM
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mm6235a6 [pii]
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24005229
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Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, are battery-powered devices that provide doses of nicotine and other additives to the user in an aerosol. Depending on the brand, e-cigarette cartridges typically contain nicotine, a component to produce the aerosol (e.g., propylene glycol or glycerol), and flavorings (e.g., fruit, mint, or chocolate). Potentially harmful constituents also have been documented in some e-cigarette cartridges, including irritants, genotoxins, and animal carcinogens. E-cigarettes that are not marketed for therapeutic purposes are currently unregulated by the Food and Drug Administration, and in most states there are no restrictions on the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. Use of e-cigarettes has increased among U.S. adult current and former smokers in recent years; however, the extent of use among youths is uncertain.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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