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. 2011 Apr;158(4):594-601.e1.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.10.011. Epub 2010 Dec 3.

Prevalence of tobacco use and association between cardiometabolic risk factors and cigarette smoking in youth with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus

Kristi Reynolds  1 , Angela D Liese, Andrea M Anderson, Dana Dabelea, Debra Standiford, Stephen R Daniels, Beth Waitzfelder, Doug Case, Beth Loots, Giuseppina Imperatore, Jean M Lawrence
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Prevalence of tobacco use and association between cardiometabolic risk factors and cigarette smoking in youth with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus

Kristi Reynolds et al. J Pediatr. 2011 Apr.

Abstract

Objectives: To examine prevalence of tobacco use and coexistence of cardiometabolic risk factors according to smoking status in youth with diabetes mellitus.

Study design: Youth aged 10 to 22 years who participated in the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study (n = 3466) were surveyed about their tobacco use and examined for cardiometabolic risk factors: waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, physical activity, and lipid profile.

Results: The prevalence of tobacco use in youth aged 10 to 14 years, 15 to 19 years, and ≥20 years with type 1 diabetes mellitus was 2.7%, 17.1%, and 34.0%, respectively, and the prevalence in youth with type 2 diabetes mellitus was 5.5%, 16.4%, and 40.3%, respectively. Smoking was more likely in youth with annual family incomes <$50 000, regardless of diabetes mellitus type. Cigarette smoking was associated with higher odds of high triglyceride levels and physical inactivity in youth with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Less than 50% of youth aged 10 to 14 years (52.2% of participants) reported having ever been counseled by their healthcare provider to not smoke or to stop smoking.

Conclusions: Tobacco use is prevalent in youth with diabetes mellitus. Aggressive tobacco prevention and cessation programs should be a high priority to prevent or delay the development of cardiovascular disease.

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Funding support and conflict of interest information is available at www.jpeds.com (Appendix).

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Figure 1
Presence of the individual cardiometabolic risk factors by cigarette smoking status in youth with diabetes mellitus (P value from χ2 test for the association between cardiometabolic risk factor and smoking status).
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Figure 2
Distribution of additional cardiometabolic risk factors by cigarette smoking status in youth with diabetes mellitus. Risk factors include abdominal obesity, elevated blood pressure, low HDL-cholesterol level, high triglyceride level, high LDL-cholesterol level, and physically inactivity.
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