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The Impact of Smoking Cessation Duration on Microvascular Complications in Diabetes

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  • Soonsu Shin

  • Min-Ho Kim

  • Jae-Hong Ryoo

  • October 2, 2026

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    Diabetes prevalence is projected to reach 852.5 million by 2050, with 90% expected to have type 2 diabetes.

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    Microvascular complications such as retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy affect nearly half of individuals with diabetes.

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    Cigarette smoking increases the risk of diabetic microvascular complications through systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction.

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    The study examines how the duration of smoking cessation impacts the risk of developing diabetic microvascular complications.

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    Participants were categorized as never smokers, quitters, or continuous smokers based on their smoking status across multiple health checkups.

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Smoking Cessation Duration and Diabetic Microvascular Complications

  • by Soonsu Shin, Min-Ho Kim, Jae-Hong Ryoo

  • October 2, 2026

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