'' Smokers' diabetes risk higher up to 5yrs after quitting: Study ''
A research team led by the National Cancer Center said on Wednesday it has found that smokers continue to face an elevated risk of diabetes up to five years after quitting.
Its 10-year survey of about 59,000 people aged 40 to 69 between 1990 and 2003 confirmed that smokers, both men and women, face higher risks of diabetes, with the risk within five years after giving up still 2.84 times that of nonsmokers for women, and 1.42 times for men, it said.
But the risks fall to levels similar to those of nonsmokers from around five years after quitting the habit, it said.
The more cigarettes they smoked before quitting, the higher the risk is, reaching 2.15 times the risk of nonsmokers for men who habitually smoked 25 or more cigarettes per day.....Dr.B.Sriganesh. BDS, PGDHM.
A research team led by the National Cancer Center said on Wednesday it has found that smokers continue to face an elevated risk of diabetes up to five years after quitting.
Its 10-year survey of about 59,000 people aged 40 to 69 between 1990 and 2003 confirmed that smokers, both men and women, face higher risks of diabetes, with the risk within five years after giving up still 2.84 times that of nonsmokers for women, and 1.42 times for men, it said.
But the risks fall to levels similar to those of nonsmokers from around five years after quitting the habit, it said.
The more cigarettes they smoked before quitting, the higher the risk is, reaching 2.15 times the risk of nonsmokers for men who habitually smoked 25 or more cigarettes per day.....Dr.B.Sriganesh. BDS, PGDHM.
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