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EDITORIALS: Demosthenes B Panagiotakos and Christos Pitsavos Passive smoking's role in diabetes BMJ 2006; 332: 1044-1045 [Full text]

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Indicator of socioeconomic background only

Catriona M Connell   (9 May 2006)

Indicator of socioeconomic background only 9 May 2006
Catriona M Connell, media receptionist west tullos, aberdeen, ab123qh Send response to journal: Re: Indicator of socioeconomic background only	To me it seems improbable that it is the result of smoking that increases the risk of developing glucose intolerence/diabetes. To me it is indicative that people who smoke or are in a frequently smokey environment are prone to making poor lifestyle choices; thus including poor diet which is a more conclusive study into young adult onset diabetes. (obviously a large generalisation on my part but none the less truthful) Competing interests: None declared