Publications by authors named "A Le Faou"

Article Synopsis
  • Smoking contributes to insulin resistance and negatively impacts beta-cell function, both of which are poorly understood factors linked to the development of type-2 diabetes.
  • Active smoking harms glycemic control in both type-1 and type-2 diabetics, increasing all-cause mortality and exacerbating diabetes-related complications, while its effects on specific complications are still debated.
  • There’s a lack of comprehensive data on smoking cessation strategies tailored for diabetic patients, highlighting the need for diabetes specialists to actively engage in supporting smoking cessation efforts.
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Smoking during pregnancy is associated with negative pregnancy and perinatal health outcomes. Physiological and societal particularities can modify the smoking behavior of pregnant women. Pregnancy is a teachable moment for smoking cessation.

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Smoking is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), in particular in women, but smoking cessation (SC) reduces or even cancels the risk for both sexes. Using a nationwide SC services database, we aimed to determine the predictive factors of SC in men and women smokers with CV risk factors (CVRF) or CVD. A retrospective study from the French CDTnet database was conducted.

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Background: Smoking is responsible for 80 % of cases of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), while the prognosis is improved by smoking cessation (SC). We examined clinical factors associated with SC among smokers with COPD comparing women and men.

Methods: The study comprised a cohort of 1470 smokers who visited a SC service and completed at least 28-day of follow-up visits.

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To examine the mediation effect of burnout on the association between workaholism and tobacco and alcohol use. A total of 2199 workers from the French national electricity company fulfilled an online questionnaire. Smoking status, alcohol use disorder based on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption and workaholism based on the Work Addiction Risk Test were used as binary variables.

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