Association between secondhand smoke and liver injury among US non-smoking adults: Mediation analysis of body mass index in the NHANES
SHS has harmful effects on the liver in never-smoking adults. BMI partially mediated the effect of SHS exposure on ALB or TP. More prospective and basic research in the future is necessary to focus on validating our results.
Authors
- Mingcong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9544-2589)
- Mingyi Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2884-0736)
- Zhao Lei
- Feizhou Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4289-1230)
- Rongkun Luo
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Third Xiangya Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tobacco Induced Diseases
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/194489
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- Central South University
- Xiangya Hospital, Central South University