Associations of tobacco smoking with body mass distribution; a population-based study of 65,875 men and women in midlife

Table 1 Mean values of anthropometric measurements by current versus never smoking

Smoking status	Model 1_Observed		Model 2_{SEP and health indicators}		Model 3 _{BMI additionally}
Smoking status	Never	Current	Never	Current	Never	Current
Men, n	12,199	10,770
BMI, kg/m²	26.6	26.1***	26.7	26.0***
HC, cm	103.2	101.7***	103.2	101.8***	102.7	102.2***
WC, cm	91.8	90.8***	92.0	90.6***	91.2	91.4**
WHR	0.89	0.89***	0.89	0.89 ^NS	0.888	0.893***
MUAC, cm	31.0	30.8***	31.1	30.7***	30.8	30.9 ^NS
Women, n	13,002	13,350
BMI, kg/m²	25.2	24.7***	25.3	24.6***
HC, cm	101.4	99.9***	101.6	99.7***	100.9	100.4***
WC, cm	78.8	78.6^p = 0.07	79.2	78.2***	78.4	79.0***
WHR	0.78	0.79***	0.78	0.78***	0.78	0.79***
MUAC, cm	28.6	28.2***	28.6	28.1***	28.4	28.3***

N = 30,579 men, 35,296 women. Model 1_Observed; Model 2_{SEP and health indicators}, adjusted for body height, education, disability pension, physical activity and alcohol use. Model 3_{BMI additionally,} adjusted for education, disability pension, physical activity, alcohol use and BMI. **p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001

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