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A recent study warned that children who live with smoking parents are at risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis in their youth.
According to Medical Express, a study conducted by researchers at Brigham Hospital in the United States of America revealed a link between exposure to secondhand smoke during childhood and an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis later in life.
The researchers explained that the experiments were conducted for a number of participants aged between 35 and 52 years, using the medical records of the participants to confirm the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis and serostatus to estimate the direct impact of passive smoking on the risk of rheumatoid arthritis as well as to control other factors such as personal smoking.
The researchers confirmed that negative exposure to smoking was divided into three categories, including maternal smoking during pregnancy, parents smoking in front of their children, and years of living with smokers since the age of 18. They found that the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis was 75% higher in individuals who experienced negative exposure. In childhood to smoking parents.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect areas other than the joints. It may damage a wide range of body systems. Smoking is one of the causes of this disease.