Relationship between tobacco smoking and metabolic syndrome: a Mendelian randomization analysis
Genetic predisposition toward tobacco smoking is strongly associated with a higher likelihood of metabolic syndrome. Further work is warranted to clarify the underlying mechanism of smoking in the development of metabolic syndrome.
Authors
- Tsai‐Chung Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3346-7462)
- Cheng‐Chieh Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-6216)
- Chia‐Ing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7937-2928)
- Shing-Yu Yang
- Chih‐Hsueh Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9159-6326)
- Chiu-Shong Liu
Institutions
- China Medical University (TW)
- China Medical University Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Endocrine Disorders
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-025-01910-7
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.90