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While I suggest in a comment at the PLoS ONE study site that we are seeing category crossover due to the studys dependency destroying definition of cold turkey ("gave up cigarettes all at once" instead of the actual definition, "abrupt complete cessation of the use of an addictive drug"), Table 7 footnotes indicate that there was also "missing data." Regardless, cold turkey crushed the competition

79,11 Regarding the long-term sphincter function, immediate sphincter repair has been shown to reduce the risk of postoperative incontinence while preserving anal function, with incontinence rates of 12-23% reported in some studies for higher-risk patients

The researchers, whose results appeared in the journal Addiction , found that children who were dabbling with menthol cigarettes were 80 per cent more likely to become regular smokers over the next few years, compared to those experimenting with regular cigarettes

DXA measured fat mass, fat-free mass (nonfat tissues, including muscle), body fat percentage, and visceral adipose tissue (fat stored around abdominal organs)

Oestrogene and progesterone levels were also measured