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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2009, 6, 310-320; doi:10.3390/ijerph6010310 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 /journal/ijerph Article Smoking Status, Changes in Smoking Status and Health-Related Quality of Life: Findings from the SUN (“Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra”) Cohort Mario Guitérrez-Bedmar 1, María Seguí-Gómez 2,*, Enrique Gómez-Gracia 1, Maira Bes- Rastrollo 2 and Miguel A. Martínez-González 2 1 Universidad de Málaga (Spain), Dpt. of Preventive Medicine and Public Health / School of Medicine, Campus de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain; E-Mails: bedmar@uma.es (M. G.-B.); gomez_gracia@uma.es (E. G.-G.) 2 Universidad de Navarra (Spain), Dpt. of Preventive Medicine and Public Health / School of Medicine, Irunlarrea 1, Edif. Investigación, 31080 Pamplona, Spain; E-Mails: mbes@unav.es (M. B.-S.); mamartinez@unav.es (M. A. M.-G.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: msegui@unav.es; Tel.: +34-948- 425600 Ext. 6575; Fax: +34-948-425649 Received: 29 October 2008 / Accepted: 15 January 2009 / Published: 19 January 2009 Abstract: We aimed to evaluate the association between smoking, changes in smoking, and quality of life in a cohort of Spanish university graduates. Smoking habits were self- reported at baseline and four years later. Quality of life was assessed using the Sho