Smoking and diabetes risk: building a causal case with clinical implications

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¹ BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
² Institute of Preventive Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospitals, Copenhagen, Denmark; Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Section on Metabolic Genetics, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
³ MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; School of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. Electronic address: amy.taylor@bristol.ac.uk.
⁴ School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
⁵ MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; School of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

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Naveed Sattar et al. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2015 Dec.

. 2015 Dec;3(12):918-20.

doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(15)00341-1. Epub 2015 Sep 18.

¹ BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
² Institute of Preventive Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospitals, Copenhagen, Denmark; Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Section on Metabolic Genetics, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
³ MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; School of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. Electronic address: amy.taylor@bristol.ac.uk.
⁴ School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
⁵ MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; School of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

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Relation of active, passive, and quitting smoking with incident type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pan A, Wang Y, Talaei M, Hu FB, Wu T. Pan A, et al. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2015 Dec;3(12):958-67. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(15)00316-2. Epub 2015 Sep 18. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2015. PMID: 26388413 Free PMC article.