Variation in blood levels of inflammatory markers related and unrelated to smoking cessation in women.
Prev Cardiol
; 10(2): 68-75, 2007.
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| ID: mdl-17396057
ABSTRACT
This study assessed the influence of short-term changes in smoking habit on blood levels of inflammatory markers, which have been associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Five inflammatory markers were measured before and 6 weeks after attempting smoking cessation in 138 healthy women. In the 48 participants who stopped smoking, white blood cell count (-0.7+/-1.2 x 10(9)/L; P<.001) and fibrinogen (-0.6+/-1.5 micromol/L; P<.01) decreased, but there was no significant (P>.1) change in the plasma level of C-reactive protein (median change +0.1; interquartile range -0.2, 0.9 mg/L), intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (+17+/-75 ng/mL), or CD40 ligand (+0.4+/-2.1 ng/mL). Most of the individual variation in inflammatory marker levels was unrelated to changes in smoking habit.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Smoking
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Smoking Cessation
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Inflammation Mediators
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Prev Cardiol
Journal subject:
CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
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