Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 113-118 , February 2008

Heavy Smoking Raises Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Obese Men; But, Light Smoking Reduces the Risk in Lean Men: A Follow-up Study in Japan

  • Teruo Nagaya

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Teruo Nagaya, Department of Public Health, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan. Tel.: +81-52-853-8175; fax: +81-52-842-3830.
    • ,
  • Hideyo Yoshida

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
    • ,
  • Hidekatsu Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Gifu Prefectural Center for Health Check and Health Promotion
    • ,
  • Makoto Kawai

      Affiliations

    • Gifu Prefectural Center for Health Check and Health Promotion

Received 28 December 2006 ,Accepted 20 July 2007.

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PII: S1047-2797(07)00377-8

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.07.107

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 113-118 , February 2008

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