Analysis of the effect of cigarette smoke on cortisol levels in pregnant and postpartum women
- Authors: Dzyubailo A.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Samara State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
- Issue: Vol 36, No 12 (2025)
- Pages: 111-113
- Section: From Practice
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0236-3054/article/view/365692
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29296/25877305-2025-12-26
- ID: 365692
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Abstract
Smoking cigarettes is directly associated with an increase in cortisol levels. However, the results of comparing cortisol levels between smokers and non-smokers are contradictory, and the significance of the cortisol response to smoking cessation is not entirely clear. Many studies conducted in this context have focused on smoking men, but they have not analyzed the dynamics of cortisol levels in pregnant women who smoke. A prospective randomized study of 285 patients revealed statistically significant changes in cortisol levels in smokers during different trimesters of pregnancy, with the highest sensitivity of the models (p ≤ 0.05) observed in the third trimester of pregnancy.
About the authors
A. V. Dzyubailo
Samara State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
Author for correspondence.
Email: adzyubajlo@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6908-4829
SPIN-code: 8254-7750
Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor
Russian Federation, SamaraReferences
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