Habitual cigarette smoking may be associated with a lower total serum bilirubin level leading to higher inflammation: A cross-sectional study
- Conditions
- Participants receiving annual health check
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000051136
- Lead Sponsor
- ihon University Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10000
Not provided
unwillingness to provide informed consent for participation, positive history of ASCVD, C-reactive protein (CRP)levels more than 2.0 mg/dL, the presence of hepatitis B virus surface antigen, hepatitis C antibodies, hepatic cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and metastatic liver cancer or no measurement of leukocyte and leucocyte subclass count, CRP levels, and TSB levels. We also excluded participants with TSB levels of more than 2.0 mg/dL to exclude constitutional jaundice as much as possible.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method