Premature death due to broken bones from smoking
That smoking cigarettes seems the risk for the emergence of osteoporosis and fractures to increase. In addition, smoking also increases the risk of premature death from fractures, at least in men.
In a new study involving experts from University of Nevada, Las Vegas used a meta-analysis to examine the association between smoking and fracture risk in men. The results were published in the English-language journal “Nature Scientific Reports“ published.
Men more affected by negative effects
It has long been known that cigarettes increase the risk of various life-threatening diseases, such as lung cancer, raise. According to the team, there have also been studies suggesting that men are at higher risk of smoking-related diseases than women.
Effects of smoking on bones
About how himself Smoking on bone health affects, especially that of men, was not known until now. The new investigation should help identify possible connections.
37 percent increased risk of fractures
The team scored 27 research publications from, which in the last three decades with almost 30,000 broken bones had dealt with. It turned out that smoking increases the risk of a bone fracture by up to 37 percent.
In contrast to previous studies, the meta-analysis now published was the first in which not just hip fracturesbut also fractures in other body parts such as wrists, shoulders, forearms, thighs, lower legs and spine, the experts report.
The results of the new study confirm data from previous research showing that smoking increases the risk of spine and hip fractures in men 32 percent or. 40 percent increasedthe researchers add.
Many men died from boil fractures
Some of this older research also found that between 21 percent and 37 percent of broken bones smoking men within only died a year later as a result of their injury.
Smoking increases risk of osteoporosis
„Smoking is an important risk factor for osteoporosis and fracture risk. Men tend to smoke more than women, increasing their risk of osteoporosis, which has traditionally been thought of as a female disease‘ explains the author of the study Qing Wu in a press release.
Why cigarettes increase the risk of fractures has not yet been fully elucidated, the team said. However, it is assumed that those contained in cigarettes Chemicals have negative effects on bone cells.
Cigarettes reduce absorption of important nutrients
In addition, these substances also reduce the body’s ability to absorb vitamin D and calcium. Vitamin D and calcium provide important nutrients for a strong bone mineral density dar, so Wu.
Higher susceptibility to poorly healing wounds
Smoking is also considered a Risk factor for poorly healing injuries in general. According to the researchers, this is due to the fact that nicotine has been shown to disrupts the tissue repair process. This inhibits wound healing and also the healing of broken bones.
According to the research team, the link between smoking and osteoporotic fractures needs to be given more attention. Here one might effective method for smoking cessation also the risk of fractures significantly reduce, especially in men. (as)
Author and source information
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Sources:
- Yingke Xu, Yueyang Bao, Megan Wang, Qing Wu : Smoking and fracture risk in men: a meta-analysis of cohort studies, using both frequentist and Bayesian approaches; in: Nature Scientific Reports (veröffentlicht 03.06.2022), Nature Scientific Reports
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Smoke Break: UNLV Study Strengthens Link Between Smoking and Increased Fracture Risk in Men (veröffentlicht 08.06.2022), University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Important NOTE:
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