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Effect of Smoking and Sun on the Aging Skin

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Kennedy, Cornelis, Bastiaens, Maarten T., Willemze, Rein, Bouwes Bavinck, Jan N., Bajdik, Chris D., Westendorp, Rudi G.J.·2003·Journal of Investigative Dermatology

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Smoking and ultraviolet radiation are known to have a detrimental effect on human skin. Important characteristics of the aging skin are elastosis and telangiectasia. The purpose of the study was to assess the relative importance of age per se, and the detrimental effects caused by sun exposure and smoking on the development of cutaneous elastosis and telangiectasia in a well-defined group of individuals. We made use of 966 individuals who participated in a case-control study to investigate environmental and genetic risk factors for skin cancer. Exposure measurements for sunlight and smoking were collected and the amount of elastosis and telangiectasia in the face and neck was recorded according to a four-graded score varying from none to severe. Relative risks were estimated using exposure odds ratios from cross-tabulation and logistic regression. Multivariate logistic regression was used to adjust for potential confounders. Among both sexes a strong association was observed between increasing age, sun exposure, and amount of elastosis. The association between increasing age, sun exposure, and amount of telangiectasia was strong among men, but less apparent among women. Smoking was also associated with elastosis among both sexes, and with telangiectasia predominantly among men. Intrinsic differences between men and women (e.g., hormones) or behavior differences (e.g., more frequent use of creams and cosmetics among women) could account for this apparent difference in the occurrence of telangiectasia. In contrast to elastosis, telangiectasia may not be a good marker of the aging skin, specifically not in women.

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  • In a Dutch clinical study (N=956), the risk to develop elastosis was associated with smoking in a cigarette-dependent way.

    “Of note, in a Dutch clinical study (N = 956),69 the risk to develop elastosis was associated with smoking in a cigarette‐dependent way.”

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Authors
Kennedy, C., Bastiaens, M. T., Willemze, R., Bouwes Bavinck, J. N., Bajdik, C. D., & Westendorp, R. G. J.
Affiliations
  • Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
  • BC Cancer Agency (CA)
Corresponding author
Bajdik, Chris D.
Venue
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2003-04
Volume
120
Issue
4
Pages
548-554
ISSN
0022-202X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1983725247
Cited by
196
References
35
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Skin Protection and Aging
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Dermatologic Treatments and Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
Keywords
skin aging, smoking, sun exposure, ultraviolet radiation, telangiectasia, sex differences, environmental risk factors, skin cancer risk factors
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Elasticity, Facial Dermatoses, Female, Humans, Male, Melanoma, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Skin Neoplasms, Smoking, Sunlight, Telangiectasis, Skin Aging, Case-Control Studies, Age Distribution

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