Traditional and Non-Traditional Risk Factors of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Young Women: Evidence from the ANCORS-YW Study by Ibdah R, Al-Nusair M, Abuhalimeh R, Mahmoud SA, Laswi B, Rawashdeh S, Hamoudeh A, Kheirallah KA

“…The ACS group, compared to control group, had higher proportions of type-2 diabetes (41.6%vs.11.7%, p< 0.001), hypertension (53.9%vs.23.4%, p< 0.001), tobacco use (37.7%vs.24.2%, p=0.001), family history of cardiovascular disease (53.2%vs.23.4%, p< 0.001), metabolic syndrome (14.3%vs.2.4%, p< 0.001), and preterm delivery (24.7%vs.16.7%, p=0.032). …”
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Exploring dental students' knowledge on oral cancer prevention: a cross-sectional study in Moldova, Armenia, and Belarus by Olga Golburean, Diana Uncuta, Gayane Manrikyan, Natalia Shakavets, Izabella Vardanyan, Marina Markaryan, Ferda Özkaya, Daniela-Elena Costea, Tarig Al-Hadi Osman

“…Conclusions The present study reveals notable gaps in OC knowledge and concerning tobacco use behaviors among dental students in Moldova, Belarus, and Armenia. …”
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Lifestyle risk behaviours among adolescents: a two-year longitudinal study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by Nicola Clare Newton, Maree Teesson, Jennifer Debenham, Cath Chapman, Bridie Osman, Lauren Anne Gardner, Fiona Elizabeth Wylie, Katrina Elizabeth Champion

“…Objective To examine changes in the prevalence of six key chronic disease risk factors (the “Big 6”), from before (2019) to during (2021) the COVID-19 pandemic, among a large and geographically diverse sample of adolescents, and whether differences over time are associated with lockdown status and gender.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Three Australian states (New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia) spanning over 3000 km.Participants 983 adolescents (baseline Mage=12.6, SD=0.5, 54.8% girl) drawn from the control group of the Health4Life Study.Primary outcomes The prevalence of physical inactivity, poor diet (insufficient fruit and vegetable intake, high sugar-sweetened beverage intake, high discretionary food intake), poor sleep, excessive recreational screen time, alcohol use and tobacco use.Results The prevalence of excessive recreational screen time (prevalence ratios (PR)=1.06, 95% CI=1.03 to 1.11), insufficient fruit intake (PR=1.50, 95% CI=1.26 to 1.79), and alcohol (PR=4.34, 95% CI=2.82 to 6.67) and tobacco use (PR=4.05 95% CI=1.86 to 8.84) increased over the 2-year period, with alcohol use increasing more among girls (PR=2.34, 95% CI=1.19 to 4.62). …”
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Cervical Ectopic Pregnancy: Risk Factors, Clinical Criteria and Diagnosis in Current Literature by Christian Xavier Mata Chango, Nancy Urbin Romo, María Ilusión Solís Sánchez

“…Risk factors that predispose the population to develop a cervical ectopic pregnancy include: a history of cervical surgery, isolated reproductive procedures, placement of intrauterine devices, tobacco use, uterine curettage, and previous cervical infections. …”
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Adapting a Mobile Health App for Smoking Cessation in Black Adults With Anxiety Through an Analysis of the Mobile Anxiety Sensitivity Program Proof-of-Concept Trial: Qualitative St... by Marshall K Cheney, Adam C Alexander, Lorra Garey, Matthew W Gallagher, Emily T Hébert, Anka A Vujanovic, Krista M Kezbers, Cameron T Matoska, Michael J Zvolensky, Michael S Businelle

“…MethodsThe MASP smoking cessation app was adapted from an evidence-based app by adding culturally tailored narration and images specific to the Black community, educational content on tobacco use in the Black community and the role of menthol, culturally tailored messages, and addressing tobacco use and racial discrimination. …”
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STRESS AND ANXIETY IN ROMANIAN COVID-19 PATIENTS: THE ROLE OF ALCOHOL, SMOKING, AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC by Ioana Silistraru, Radu Petru Soroceanu, Radu Gheorghe Grigore, Mihaela Moscalu, Anisia-Iuliana Alexa, Ioan-Adrian Ciureanu

“…While focusing on identifying the main anxiety and stress predictors, data were gathered based on demographic criteria, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, and anxiety scores measured with Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) among two groups of inpatients: both with positive and negative COVID-19 tests. …”
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Persistent Hiccups as the Only Presenting Symptom of ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Nasreen Shaikh, Rishi Raj, Srinivas Movva, Charles Mattina

“…Our patient was a 74-year-old male with a past medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and COPD due to chronic tobacco use, who presented with persistent hiccups for 4 days and no other complaints. …”
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Prevalence and Correlates of Truancy among School-Going Adolescents in Mozambique: Evidence from the 2015 Global School-Based Health Survey by Abdul-Aziz Seidu

“…It was found that adolescents aged 15 years and older [OR=1.460,95% CI=1.153,1.848], experiencing hunger [OR=1.613 95% CI= 1.051,2.475], current tobacco use [OR=1.613 95%CI=1.051,2.475], being bullied [OR=1.314, 95% CI=1.027,1.681], facing an attack, smoking [OR= 1.893, 95% CI=1.293,2.771], having 1-2 close friends [OR=1.656, 95% CI=1.276,2.14], and feeling lonely [OR=1.295, 95% CI=1.019,1.646] were the factors that predisposed adolescents to truant behaviour. …”
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Prevalence of Smoking among Workers of the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima University General Hospital by Teresa Rodríguez Rodríguez, Ahmed Pomares Ávalos

“…<strong>Background:</strong> excessive tobacco use is considered the largest epidemic of the twentieth century and the risk factor that contributes the most to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality from chronic non-communicable diseases. …”
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Second Hand Tobacco Smoke Exposure among Adults in an Urbanized Village in Delhi by Yukti Bhandari, Jugal Kishore, Abhilasha Yadav, Aritrik Das

“…Background: India contributes to the maximum of the world’s health burdens attributable to tobacco use. Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is also associated with adverse health effects, causing 1.2 million deaths worldwide each year. …”
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Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Detection of Synchronous Multiple Primary Cancers in Esophagus and Stomach: Single Center Experience from China by Rui Wang, Mo-Jin Wang, Jin-Lin Yang, Cheng-Wei Tang

“…Additionally, 32 (78%) esophageal squamous cell cancers were associated with tobacco use. And 23 adenocarcinomas of the stomach were associated with Helicobacter pylori infection.…”
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Shaggy aorta—An autopsy analysis by Pranita Zare, Pradeep Vaideeswar

“…The important associated cardiovascular risk factors included hypertension, tobacco use, and diabetes mellitus. Predominant involvement of the entire aorta and arch + descending aorta was seen in 39.5% and 35.5% of the cases, respectively. …”
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Catalysts of change: Immunotherapy's frontier in oral oncology by Shyamaladevi Babu, Madhan Krishnan

“…These include risk factors such as tobacco use, alcohol intake, and infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), as well as genetic predispositions and environmental effects. …”
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Crescentic Glomerulonephritis and Membranous Nephropathy: A Rare Overlap by Mohamedanwar Ghandour, Heba Osman, Samer Alkassis, Alix Charles, Kristina Zalewski, Jarrett Weinberger, Yahya Malik-Osman, Zeenat Y. Bhat

“…Our patient is a 53-year-old Hispanic male with a medical history of tobacco use, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and hypertension who presented with hematuria and was found to have nephrotic range proteinuria and renal impairment. …”
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Schizophrenia and Nicotine - A Bittersweet Psychiatric Story by Satrajit Ghosal, Ankit Halder, Sarthak Keshri, Navna Panchami Ravindran, Akhil Joshi

“…Extensive longitudinal studies needs to be conducted to better understand the long-term effect of tobacco use and cognition in schizophrenia patients.…”
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Habitual khat chewing induced oral erythroplakia: A case report by Aisha A.H. Al-Jamaei, Khaled Al-Kebsi, ElhamA. Al-Qafaf, Mayada H.M. Hanash, R.V. Subramanyam, Jan G.A.M. de Visscher

“…OE is most commonly caused by tobacco use, especially smokeless tobacco, alcohol drinking, and chewing betel nut. …”
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Qualitative Study of Barriers to Adherence to Antihypertensive Medication among Rural Women in India by Shreya Gupta, Jas Pal Dhamija, Indu Mohan, Rajeev Gupta

“…Knowledge and practices of cessation of smoking and tobacco use and salt restriction in hypertension were low. …”
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Baseline Compliance Assessment Survey for Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act 2003 in Eight Districts of Maharashtra by Jagdishchandra Vathar, Harshal P Bafna, Maya S Indurkar, Appasahe Ugale

“…Background: The prevalence of overall tobacco use in Maharashtra has reduced by 4.8% from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS-1) to GATS-2, but it suggested a significant need in terms of awareness and enforcement of tobacco control laws along with strengthening of the institutional mechanism of District Tobacco Control Cell, sensitization, and capacity building of the stakeholders. …”
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Identifying the Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco-Related Predictors on Frequencies of Heavy Vehicle Traffic Accidents in Bangladesh: Linear and Binary Logistic Regression-Based Approa... by Md. Anwar Uddin, Mithun Debnath, Sumit Roy, Saima Adiba, Mohammad Mahbub Alam Talukder

“…Road traffic accidents (RTAs) have risen dramatically in recent years, with tobacco use accounting for 4–5 million fatalities each year. …”
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Behavioural Risk Factors, Hypertension Knowledge, and Hypertension in Rural India by Eslavath Rajkumar, John Romate

“…The factors such as smokeless tobacco use, alcohol consumption, physical activity, gender, education, and occupation were not associated with the odds of hypertension. …”
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