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Habitual cigarette smoking may be associated with a lower total serum bilirubin level leading to higher inflammation: A cross-sectional study

Association of cigarette smoking habits and total serum bilirubin on inflammation - Association of cigarette smoking habits and total serum bilirubin on inflammation

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000051136
Enrollment
10000
Registered
2023-06-01
Start date
2023-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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Conditions

Participants receiving annual health check

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Nihon University Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: This cross-sectional study focused on the primary prevention of ASCVD, examining the relationship between fish consumption, lifestyle, TSB, and inflammation. Among 11,678 Japanese individuals over 20 years who underwent annual health checkups between April 2019 and March 2020 at the Health Planning Center of Nihon University Hospital.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 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.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary endpoint is the relationship between cigarette smoking habits and TSB.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The secondary endpoint is the relationship between unhealthy lifestyle habits related to cigarette smoking habits and TSB.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShigemasa Tani

Nihon University Hospital Health Planning Center

tani.shigemasa@nihon-u.ac.jp0332931711

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026