Synergistic interaction between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and environmental tobacco smoke on the risk of obesity in children and adolescents: The U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2008

Environmental Research

Volumn 135, Issue , 2014, Pages 354-360

  Kim, Hyun Woo ^a   Kam, Sin ^b   Lee, Duk Hee ^b  

^a Daegu Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Environmental tobacco smoke; Interaction; NHANES; Obesity; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; COTININE; ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TOBACCO SMOKE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PASSIVE SMOKING;

ADOLESCENCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH SURVEY; METABOLITE; OBESITY; PAH; SMOKE; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CENTRAL OBESITY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTININE BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENERAL OBESITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; BLOOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PASSIVE SMOKING; RISK; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; URINE;

UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COTININE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84909943882     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.08.032     Document Type: Article

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