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SUBMITTER: Mackay DF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3636072 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mackay Daniel F DF Gray Linsay L Pell Jill P JP
BMC public health 20130415
<h4>Background</h4>Weight control is cited by some people, especially adolescent girls, as a reason for commencing smoking or not quitting. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between smoking behaviour and being overweight or obese, overall and by age and sex sub-groups.<h4>Methods</h4>We used data from the six Scottish Health Surveys conducted to date (1995-2010) to undertake a population-based, cross-sectional study on 40,036 participants representative of the adult (≥16 year ...[more]