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    Jacobs, Molly
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    Background:Studies relating cigarette smoking and body weight yield conflicting results. Weight-lowering effects in women and men have been associated with smoking, however, no effects on weight have been proven.This study examined the association between cigarette smoking and relative weight in adolescent males and females as they age into young adults.Methods:Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth—a nationally representative survey conducted annually—was used for this analysis. The sample consists of 4225 males and females observed annually from1997 at age 12 to 17 through 2011 at age 27 to 31. Hierarchical generalized models (HGM) assess the impact of smoking on the likelihood of having higher BMI controlling for demographic, household and environmental impacts. The second estimation considers the possibility that smoking is endogenous and utilizes a multinomial instrument (IV) for smoking level. Results:HGM models reveal a negative association between cigarette smoking and BMI for both males and females. Individuals who smoke more have lower BMI compared to infrequent or non-smokers. General health rating, region of residence and income were used instrument for smoking in a linear two-stage IV specification. The instrument is highly correlated with BMI and results mirror the HGM. Finally, models run on early, middle and advanced adolescents show that the relationship diminishes over time. The relationship between BMI and smoking decreases as females age but increases for males.Conclusions:Empirical models confirm an association cigarette consumption and BMI in both males and females.This negative relationship varies with age. It is important to identify health risks—obesity—and modifiable risk factors—smoking—that contribute to health disparities among adolescents. However, the increase in one risky behavior leading to the decrease in the prevalence of the other, complicates the issue. The higher prevalence of frequent cigarette uses among both adolescents and young adults of lower BMI suggest that smoking could be used curb or suppress appetite.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7851
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    Obesity; Adolescence; BMI
    Date
    2018-12-07
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    Jacobs, Molly. (December 2018). Adolescent smoking: The relationship between cigarette consumption and BMI. Addictive Behaviors Reports, (. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7851

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    Jacobs, Molly. "Adolescent smoking: The relationship between cigarette consumption and BMI". Addictive Behaviors Reports. . (.), December 2018. April 18, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7851.
    Chicago:
    Jacobs, Molly, "Adolescent smoking: The relationship between cigarette consumption and BMI," Addictive Behaviors Reports 9, no. (December 2018), http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7851 (accessed April 18, 2021).
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    Jacobs, Molly. Adolescent smoking: The relationship between cigarette consumption and BMI. Addictive Behaviors Reports. December 2018; 9() . http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7851. Accessed April 18, 2021.
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