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Cigarette Smoking Increases Abdominal and Visceral Obesity but Not Overall Fatness: An Observational Study 1 2 3 4 5 Jung Hwan Kim , Kyung Won Shim , Yeong Sook Yoon , Sang Yeoup Lee , Sung Soo Kim , Sang Woo Oh6* 1 Department of Family Medicine, Seoul Eulji Hospital, Eulji University, Seoul, South Korea, 2 Department of Family Medicine, Ewha Woman’s University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, 3 Department of Family Medicine, Center for Health Promotion, and Clinical Research Center, Ilsan-paik Hospital, Inje University, College of Medicine, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea, 4 Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University, College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea, 5 Department of Family Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea, 6 Department of Family Medicine, Center for Obesity, Metabolism, and Clinical Nutrition, Dongguk University International Hospital, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea Abstract Background: Cigarette smoking and obesity are leading public health concerns. Both increase the risk for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and metabolic abnormalities. This study was conducted to assess the association between cigarette smoking and different types of obesity. Methodology/Principal Findings: Two hundred eighty-three visitors to university hospitals located in four main provinces of South Korea were participated. All participants were classified as either current/past or never smokers and were divided into quartiles according to the total pack-years. Body mass index, waist circumference, total body fat percentage, and area of visceral and abdominal subcutaneous fat were measured. These results of each groups were compared. Waist circumference, and vi