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Impact of smoking status on weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors
  1. K Wilsona,c,
  2. H Clarka,c,
  3. S Hotzd,
  4. R Denta,b
  1. aDepartment of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Canada, bDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, cLoeb Research Institute, Ottawa, dDepartment of Psychology, University of Ottawa
  1. Dr Wilson, Civic Parkdale Clinic, 737 Parkdale Avenue Suite 414, Ottawa Hospital-Civic Site, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 1J8 (kwilson{at}lri.ca)

https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.55.3.213

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    Smoking and obesity are prevalent health risks, each of which has important effects on morbidity and mortality.1 2People who both smoke and are obese are at particularly high risk for cardiovascular disease and need to tackle both of these issues. Smoking cessation can be difficult to achieve in obese people because of concerns over weight gain.3 4 However, it is unclear whether weight loss among smokers produces the same cardiovascular benefits as in non-smokers.

    In this study we attempt to: (1) determine whether smokers and non-smokers entering a weight loss programme differ with respect to cardiovascular risk factors and (2) determine whether smokers and non-smokers obtain the same level of benefit from a weight loss programme with respect to cardiovascular risk factor improvement.

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    The Weight Management Clinic at the Ottawa Hospital-Civic Campus offers a …

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    • Funding: none.

    • Conflicts of interest: none.