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Table 4 Effects of daily tobacco smoked on the components of MetS assessed by linear regression

From: Associations between smoking, components of metabolic syndrome and lipoprotein particle size

Component

Current smoking

Men

Women

 

Light

Moderate

Heavy

Light

Moderate

Heavy

SBP, mmHg

      

BMI <25

1.24 (0.46 to 2.03)

1.93 (1.10 to 2.76)

1.46 (−0.25 to 3.18)

−0.64 (−1.25 to −0.03)

0.22 (−0.51 to 0.95)

−0.01 (−1.73 to 1.71)

 

NS

P <0.001

NS

NS

NS

NS

BMI 25 to 30

−0.64 (−1.43 to 0.15)

1.59 (0.73 to 2.45)

0.21 (−1.30 to 1.72)

−1.46 (−2.30 to −0.61)

−0.06 (−1.05 to 0.92)

−1.13 (−3.37 to 1.11)

 

NS

P <0.001

NS

P = 0.001

NS

NS

BMI ≥30

0.58 (−1.08 to 2.25)

0.65 (−1.02 to 2.31)

2.16 (−0.24 to 4.55)

−0.93 (−2.39 to 0.53)

−0.74 (−2.24 to 0.77)

2.04 (−0.83 to 4.91)

 

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

DBP, mmHg

      

BMI <25

0.44 (−0.07 to 0.95)

0.94 (0.40 to 1.49)

1.68 (0.56 to 2.81)

−0.08 (−0.46 to 0.30)

0.49 (0.04 to 0.94)

1.13 (0.06 to 2.19)

 

NS

P = 0.001

NS

NS

NS

NS

BMI 25 to 30

−0.38 (−0.91 to 0.15)

0.66 (0.08 to 1.23)

0.49 (−0.51 to 1.50)

−0.27 (−0.79 to 0.25)

0.56 (0.05 to 1.16)

0.66 (−0.72 to 2.04)

 

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

BMI ≥30

−0.54 (−1.61 to 0.54)

0.35 (−0.71 to 1.42)

0.22 (−1.32 to 1.76)

−0.24 (−1.12 to 0.65)

−0.52 (−1.44 to 0.39)

0.86 (−0.88 to 2.59)

 

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

HDL-C, mmol/l

      

BMI <25

−0.07 (−0.09 to −0.05)

−0.13 (−0.15 to −0.11)

−0.14 (−0.18 to −0.09)

−0.06 (−0.08 to −0.05)

−0.17 (−0.20 to −0.15)

−0.21 (−0.26 to −0.16)

 

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

BMI 25 to 30

−0.04 (−0.06 to −0.02)

−0.10 (−0.12 to −0.08)

−0.13 (−0.16 to −0.09)

−0.06 (−0.08 to −0.04)

−0.17 (−0.20 to −0.15)

−0.15 (−0.20 to −0.09)

 

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

BMI ≥30

−0.04 (−0.07 to 0.01)

−0.10 (−0.13 to −0.07)

−0.10 (−0.14 to −0.06)

−0.08 (−0.12 to −0.05)

−0.17 (−0.20 to −0.13)

−0.20 (−0.26 to −0.14)

 

NS

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

Triglycerides, mmol/la

      

BMI <25

0.13 (0.10 to 0.15)

0.26 (0.23 to 0.29)

0.29 (0.22 to 0.37)

0.08 (0.06 to 0.09)

0.18 (0.16 to 0.19)

0.26 (0.21 to 0.31)

 

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

BMI 25 to 30

0.16 (0.13 to 0.20)

0.30 (0.25 to 0.34)

0.40 (0.31 to 0.50)

0.11 (0.09 to 0.13)

0.21 (0.18 to 0.24)

0.33 (0.25 to 0.41)

 

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

BMI ≥30

0.14 (0.07 to 0.22)

0.32 (0.22 to 0.41)

0.35 (0.20 to 0.53)

0.11 (0.07 to 0.16)

0.26 (0.23 to 0.31)

0.33 (0.23 to 0.46)

 

NS

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

Blood glucose, mmol/la

      

BMI <25

0.02 (0.01 to 0.04)

0.07 (0.04 to 0.10)

0.13 (0.05 to 0.21)

−0.01 (−0.02 to 0.01)

0.05 (0.03 to 0.08)

0.15 (0.08 to 0.24)

 

NS

P <0.001

NS

NS

NS

P <0.001

BMI 25 to 30

0.01 (−0.02 to 0.03)

0.07 (0.03 to 0.11)

0.10 (0.03 to 0.16)

−0.03 (−0.05 to −0.01)

0.06 (0.03 to 0.10)

0.06 (−0.01 to 0.13)

 

NS

P = 0.001

NS

NS

P <0.001

NS

BMI ≥30

0.01 (−0.06 to 0.10)

0.04 (−0.05 to 0.13)

0.10 (−0.05 to 0.30)

−0.07 (−0.12 to −0.01)

0.05 (−0.01 to 0.13)

0.32 (0.17 to 0.50)

 

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

P <0.001

Waist circumference, cm

      

BMI <25

0.66 (0.27 to 1.05)

0.81 (0.39 to 1.23)

1.20 (0.34 to 2.06)

0.30 (−0.03 to 0.621)

0.83 (0.45 to 1.22)

1.18 (0.26 to 2.09)

 

P = 0.001

P <0.001

NS

NS

P <0.001

NS

BMI 25 to 30

0.16 (−0.21 to 0.53)

1.53 (1.13 to 1.93)

1.99 (1.28 to 2.69)

0.74 (0.30 to 1.17)

1.75 (1.24 to 2.25)

1.61 (0.46 to 2.76)

 

NS

P <0.001

P <0.001

P = 0.001

P <0.001

NS

BMI ≥30

−0.97 (−2.05 to 0.11)

−0.06 (−1.14 to 1.01)

2.44 (0.89 to 3.99)

−0.04 (−1.10 to 1.01)

2.20 (1.10 to 3.29)

6.44 (4.37 to 8.51)

 

NS

NS

NS

NS

P <0.001

P <0.001

Apo A1, g/l

      

BMI <25

−0.02 (−0.04 to 0.00)

−0.05 (−0.06 to −0.03)

−0.04 (−0.08 to −0.00)

−0.00 (−0.02 to 0.02)

−0.06 (−0.08 to −0.04)

−0.07 (−0.12 to −0.02)

 

NS

P <0.001

NS

NS

P <0.001

NS

BMI 25 to 30

−0.02 (−0.03 to 0.00)

−0.03 (−0.05 to −0.01)

−0.04 (−0.07 to −0.01)

−0.03 (−0.05 to −0.01)

−0.07 (−0.09 to −0.04)

−0.02 (−0.07 to 0.03)

 

NS

P <0.001

NS

NS

P <0.001

NS

BMI ≥30

−0.02 (−0.05 to 0.02)

−0.04 (−0.08 to −0.01)

−0.03 (−0.07 to −0.02)

−0.07 (−0.10 to −0.03)

−0.09 (−0.13 to −0.06)

−0.09 (−0.16 to −0.03)

 

NS

NS

NS

P <0.001

P <0.001

NS

HDL-C/apoA1 ratio

      

BMI <25

−0.03 (−0.04 to −0.02)

−0.06 (−0.07 to −0.05)

−0.06 (−0.08 to −0.03)

−0.03 (−0.04 to −0.03)

−0.06 (−0.07 to −0.06)

−0.09 (−0.11 to −0.06)

 

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

BMI 25 to 30

−0.02 (−0.03 to −0.01)

−0.05 (−0.06 to −0.04)

−0.06 (−0.08 to −0.05)

−0.04 (−0.05 to −0.03)

−0.06 (−0.07 to −0.05)

−0.06 (−0.09 to −0.04)

 

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

BMI ≥30

−0.02 (−0.03 to 0.00)

−0.04 (−0.06 to −0.03)

−0.06 (−0.08 to −0.03)

−0.01 (−0.03 to 0.01)

−0.06 (−0.08 to −0.04)

−0.06 (−0.1 to −0.03)

 

NS

P <0.001

P <0.001

NS

P <0.001

P = <0.001

Apo B, g/l

      

BMI <25

0.03 (0.01 to 0.05)

0.09 (0.07 to 0.11)

0.09 (0.05 to 0.13)

0.03 (0.02 to 0.04)

0.09 (0.08 to 0.11)

0.14 (0.11 to 0.18)

 

NS

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

BMI 25 to 30

0.03 (0.02 to 0.05)

0.08 (0.06 to 0.10)

0.09 (0.06 to 0.12)

0.05 (0.03 to 0.06)

0.08 (0.06 to 0.10)

0.08 (0.04 to 0.13)

 

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

BMI ≥30

0.02 (−0.02 to 0.07)

0.06 (0.02 to 0.09)

0.07 (0.02 to 0.12)

0.06 (0.03 to 0.09)

0.09 (0.06 to 0.12)

0.12 (0.06 to 0.17)

 

NS

NS

NS

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

LDL-C/apoB ratio

      

BMI <25

−0.11 (−0.14 to −0.08)

−0.13 (−0.16 to −0.10)

−0.09 (−0.15 to −0.03)

−0.06 (−0.08 to −0.04)

−0.07 (−0.10 to −0.05)

−0.11 (−0.17 to −0.05)

 

P <0.001

P <0.001

NS

P <0.001

P <0.001

P = 0.001

BMI 25 to 30

−0.08 (−0.12 to −0.06)

−0.12 (−0.15 to −0.09)

−0.19 (−0.24 to −0.13)

−0.05 (−0.07 to −0.02)

−0.06 (−0.09 to −0.02)

−0.13 (−0.20 to −0.06)

 

P <0.001

P <0.001

P <0.001

NS

P = 0.001

P <0.001

BMI ≥30

−0.06 (−0.12 to 0.01)

−0.13 (−0.20 to −0.07)

−0.14 (−0.23 to −0.05)

−0.02 (−0.07 to 0.03)

−0.07 (−0.13 to −0.02)

−0.08 (−0.18 to 0.02)

 

NS

P = <0.001

NS

NS

NS

NS

  1. Data are presented as mean effect size (95% confidence interval) per unit of component of metabolic syndrome or associated risk factor. Non-smokers within the same BMI class were taken as reference group. See Table 3 for number of subjects per group. Daily tobacco smoked: ≤10 g (light smoker), 11 to 20 g (moderate smoker), ≥20 g (heavy smoker). P values ≤0.001 are presented in bold.
  2. aData are presented as geometric mean effect size (95% confidence interval) per unit of component of metabolic syndrome.
  3. Apo apolipoprotein, BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, NS not significant, SBP systolic blood pressure, TG triglycerides.