Luo, JuhuaRossouw, Jacques E.Tong, ElisaGiovino, Gary A.Lee, CathyChen, ChuOckene, Judith K.Qi, LihongMargolis, Karen L.2022-08-232022-08-232012-03-122012-10-19Arch Intern Med. 2012 Mar 12;172(5):438-40. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.24" target="_blank">Link to article on publisher's site</a>0003-9926 (Linking)10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2422412112https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/44809We used data from the Women's Health Initiative, a large prospective study with detailed information on smoking status, weight changes, and potential confounders, to assess the relationship between smoking cessation, weight gain, and subsequent diabetes risk. We examined diabetes risk by smoking status, including new quitters who smoked at baseline but no longer smoked at the 3-year follow-up visit.en-USAgedCohort StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansIncidenceMiddle AgedPostmenopauseProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesReference ValuesRisk AssessmentSmoking CessationUnited States*Weight GainBehavioral Disciplines and ActivitiesBehavior and Behavior MechanismsCommunity Health and Preventive MedicinePreventive MedicineLetter to the Editorhttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/prevbeh_pp/2323410684prevbeh_pp/232