Table 2 Smoking status and global brain volumes in the CARDIA brain MRI cohort

From: Cigarette smoking and gray matter brain volumes in middle age adults: the CARDIA Brain MRI sub-study

 

Total brain volume

Total white matter volume

Total gray matter volume

Beta

95% CI

p

Beta

95% CI

p

Beta

95% CI

p

Basic model: demographics, intracranial volume

Never-smokers

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Former-smokers

−1.72

−6.55, 3.10

0.49

1.80

−2.25, 5.86

0.38

−3.52

−7.12, 0.07

0.05

Current smokers

−9.23

−15.38, −3.09

0.003

−0.37

−5.53, 4.79

0.89

−8.86

−13.44, −4.29

0.0002

Vascular factors model: demographics, intracranial volume, vascular risk factors

Never-smokers

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Former-smokers

−1.04

−6.21, 3.41

0.57

1.95

−.118, 6.02

0.35

−3.35

−6.95, 0.25

0.07

Current smokers

−8.36

−14.53, −2.19

0.008

−0.030

−5.24, 5.18

0.99

−8.33

−12.94, −3.72

0.0004

Respiratory factors model: demographics, intracranial volume, respiratory factors (respiratory illnesses+FEV1)

Never-smokers

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Former-smokers

−1.58

−6.57, 3.41

0.54

1.58

−2.62, 5.77

0.46

−3.15

−6.88, 0.58

0.10

Current smokers

−9.06

−15.69, −2.42

0.008

−1.37

−6.95, 4.21

0.63

−7.69

−6.95, 4.21

0.002

Substance use/psychological factors model: demographics, intracranial volume, substance use/psychological factors

Never-smokers

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Former-smokers

0.24

−4.78, 5.27

0.93

2.04

−2.23, 6.30

0.35

−1.80

−5.52, 1.93

0.34

Current smokers

−5.24

−11.69, 1.21

0.11

0.30

−5.18, 5.77

0.92

−5.54

−10.32, −0.76

0.02

  1. Basic model adjusted for age, sex, education, race, study center, and total intracranial volume, n = 698
  2. Vascular factors model adjusted for age, sex, education, study center, race, and total intracranial volume, hypertension, diabetes, history of vascular disorders, BMI, and high cholesterol, n = 698
  3. Respiratory factors adjusted for age, sex, education, race, study center, and total intracranial volume, respiratory illness, and FEV1, n = 643 (sub-sample with spirometer data)
  4. Substance use/psychological factors model adjusted for age, sex, education, race, and total intracranial volume, alcohol consumption, depressive symptoms, and illicit drug use, n = 698
  5. Bold values: We were highlighting the statistically significant results