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An understanding of the influence of smoking activity on weight management is essential to formulate successful health programs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The objective of the present study was the investigation of the association between smoking habits and weight management among adult people who smoke in the UAE.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional study was conducted with 232 participants who completed a 36-item questionnaire assessing their smoking habits and weight management practices.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The sample consisted mostly of males (75.4%) aged 21\u201340 years, with the majority from Dubai (58.6%). There were statistically significant relationships between people who smoke, smoking duration, and frequency of weight management (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.023), tobacco use and self-reported weight changes (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.029), and smoking duration and BMI categories (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.043). Conversely, shorter smoking exposure periods (&amp;lt;1 year) were associated with more variable BMI tracking and weight-based surveillance, as well as a higher likelihood of maintaining a normal BMI. Those who smoked weekly were more likely to report both perceived weight change and no weight change.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings indicated that smoking prevalence is associated with weight-control behavior and BMI, especially among beginning people who smoke. 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