The Relationship between Body Mass Index and Post-Cessation Weight Gain in the Year after Quitting Smoking: A Cross-Sectional Study.

INTRODUCTION:There is wide variability in the amount of weight gained when quitting smoking, but little is known about key predictors of weight gain. We examined the impact of body mass index (BMI) category and sociodemographic variables on post-cessation weight gain. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We utiliz...

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Main Authors: Rebecca A Krukowski, Zoran Bursac, Melissa A Little, Robert C Klesges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4792395?pdf=render