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Continuous smoking cessation was associated with weight gain

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.1.1.24

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    Klesges Rc, Winders Se, Meyers Aw , Et AL. How much weight gain occurs following smoking cessation? A comparison of weight gain using both continuous and point prevalence abstinence. J Consult Clin Psychol 1997 Apr; 65 : 286 –91. OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Objective

    To determine the effects of continuous and point prevalence smoking cessation on weight gain, and the characteristics of people at risk of weight gain after cessation.

    Design

    12 month cohort study of volunteers who participated in a cognitive behavioural smoking cessation study group.

    Setting

    USA.

    Participants

    196 participants (mean age 44 years, 62% women) who completed all 8 group sessions; attended 1 month, 6 month, and 12 month follow up sessions; and met criteria for classification into 1 of 3 smoking status groups: continuously smoking (self reported smoking or carbon monoxide [CO] concentrations ≥ 10 parts per million [ppm] at each follow up) (n=118); continuously abstinent (no self reported smoking and CO concentrations < 10 ppm at …

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    Footnotes

    • Sources of funding: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the state of Tennessee.

    • For article reprint: Dr R C Klesges, University of Memphis, Universities Prevention Center, 5350 Poplar Avenue, Suite 430, Memphis, TN 38119, USA. Fax +1 901 767 1350.