Impacts of environmental parameters on sick building syndrome prevalence among residents: a walk-through survey in Rasht, Iran by Ali Ahmadi Orkomi

“…Significant associations were found between SBS and dim light (P-value = 0.012, OR = 2.1, CI = 1.09-4), noise (P-value = 0.031, OR = 1.75, CI = 1.1–2.9), passive smoking (P-value < 0.01, OR = 2.6, CI = 1.22–5.4), static electricity (P-value < 0.01, OR = 3.8, CI = 1.15–12.6), bad air (P-value < 0.01, OR = 4.6, CI = 1.6–13), and high room temperature (P-value = 0.039, OR = 2.6, CI = 1.13–5.95) at α = 0.05. …”
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Breast Cancer: Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Survival Analysis in the Pakistani Population by Shumaila Zaib, Nosheen Masood, Jahangeer Sarwar Khan, Iqra, Azra Yasmin

“…Significant risk factors found to be associated with the breast cancer included long reproductive period (menarche to menopause), family history of disease and habit of passive smoking (P<0.05). Out of 448 married patients, 23% were nulliparous and 26% of patients did not have a lactation history. …”
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Determinants of Tuberculosis Treatment Outcome among Patients Belonging to the Tea Tribe Community in Dibrugarh District of Assam by Bhupendra Narayan Mahanta, Tulika Goswami Mahanta, Nabanita Nirmolia, Swarnali Devi Baruah

“…Regarding environmental determinants, ventilation was very poor and 98.5% used firewood as fuel for cooking. The risk of passive smoking was present in 7.6% of households. Respondents who had a history of family members with chronic cough were present in 5.9%. …”
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Mitochondrial Mayhem: How cigarette smoke induces placental dysfunction through MMS19 degradation by Pei Zhou, Feng Jin, Shenshen Yao, Ben Sun, Ni Sun, Hongbo Guan, Xiaomei Liu

“…Exposure to CS disrupted the cytosolic ISC assembly (CIA) pathway, downregulated ISC proteins, and decreased ISC maturation in the placenta of rats exposed to passive smoking. Studies using HTR-8/Sneo cells demonstrated that cigarette smoke extract (CSE) inhibits trophoblast proliferation, activates autophagy, and induces apoptosis by impairing the CIA pathway and ISC proteins. …”
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Effect of homemade peanut oil consumption during pregnancy on low birth weight and preterm birth outcomes: a cohort study in Southwestern China by Yanxu Zhong, Huan Lu, Yuyan Jiang, Minyan Rong, Xiangming Zhang, Tippawan Liabsuetrakul

“…Advanced maternal age, lack of physical exercise during pregnancy, passive smoking, or pregnancy complications were also more likely to have a higher risk of LBW. …”
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The Effect of Information Therapy Program of Quitting Smoking in Parents of Children with Asthma by Nicotine Replacement by Sedigheh Mohammadesmaeili, Nahid Ramzanghorbani, Shiba Kianmehr

“…Background and Aim: Passive smoking is known to have an impact on the respiratory system of infants and children. …”
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The Effects of Cigarette Smoking on the Cardiovascular System: Mechanisms of Damage, Risk Factors, and Prevention Strategies by Kinga Janowska, Joanna Szydziak, Aleksandra Hrapkowicz, Daria Dąbkowska, Olga Szeidl, Dominika Rehan, Agnieszka Mioskowska

“…Conclusions: Tobacco significantly affects the cardiovascular system, with numerous studies highlighting the negative impacts of both active and passive smoking. Although extensive knowledge exists about tobacco smoke's impact on the cardiovascular system, further research is still needed. …”
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Associations between Phase Angle Values Obtained by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in an Overweight Population by Guangya Chen, Yi Lv, Wei Ni, Qingxin Shi, Xingliang Xiang, Sen Li, Chengwu Song, Mingzhong Xiao, Shuna Jin

“…After adjustment for BMI, gender, education, income/year, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, passive smoking, and drinking, significant associations of PhA values of the right leg, left leg, and whole body with the risk of NAFLD were observed. …”
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Estimating population attributable risk fraction of determinants of pediatric obesity by Maryam Yazdi, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Mostafa Qorbani, Saba Karimi, Mohammad Esmail Motlagh, Majid Khademian, Roya Kelishadi

“…In addition to physical examination, a self-administered questionnaire was completed to obtain the study variables including dietary behavior, physical activity, screen time, sleep duration, socioe-conomic status (SES), and passive smoking. Logistic regression models were applied to assess the relationship between modifiable risk factors and obesity. …”
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Smoking habits, awareness and support needs for cessation among people with multiple sclerosis in Australia: findings from an online survey by Roshan das Nair, Ron Borland, Claudia H Marck, Isabelle Weld-Blundell, Lisa Grech, Sarah L White

“…Almost a quarter (n=67, 23.8%) of participants were regularly exposed to passive smoke, and awareness of associated harm was also low (n=47, 16.8%). …”
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Bacterial etiologies, antimicrobial susceptibility profiles and associated factors among patients with otitis media referred to Nekemte Public Health Research and Referral Laborato... by Endalu Tesfaye Guteta, Fedasan Alemu Abdi, Seifu Gizaw Feyisa, Betrearon Sileshi Kinfu, Tadese Bekele Tafesse

“…Purulent discharge (p-value = 0.001), middle ear discharge ≥ 14 days (P-value = 0.000) and a history of active/passive smoking (P-value = 0.043) were significantly associated with otitis media. …”
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Medical Students’ Tobacco Consumption Status and Experiences with Smoke-free Law Violations in Enclosed Spaces in Türkiye and Northern Cyprus by Dilek Aslan, Pınar Ay, Kervin Raymond, Özen Aşut, Gulifeiya Abuduxike, Meltem Şengelen, Duygu Çekici, Füsun Yıldız, Emine Ünal Evren, Ali Fuat Kalyoncu, Elif Dağlı

“…Smokers had higher exposure to passive smoking than non-smokers (92.0% vs. 82.5%, P = 0.009). …”
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Serum Vitamin D Level and Risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Case-Control Study by Guwani Liyanage, Anusha Kaneshapillai, Suthesan Kanthasamy

“…This lack of association remained after adjustment for age, gender, income, crowding, and exposure to passive smoke (OR: 0.99, CI: 0.937–1.065, p=0.973). Household income was significantly associated with CAP (OR: 0.11, 95% CI: 0.021–0.567, p=0.008). …”
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