Children (Basel)
February 2022
Unlabelled: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of smoking on BMI in male adolescents and explore the relationship between smoking status and diet.
Methods: A cross-sectional epidemiological study into the health and diet of adolescents was carried out based on a representative sample of 375 vocational school male students aged 16-17 in the city of Chelyabinsk (Russian Federation). The students and their parents filled out verified questionnaires on their socioeconomic status, diet, and smoking status.