The analysis revealed that being overweight increased the risk of tota

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The analysis revealed that being overweight increased the risk of joint replacement. Vigorous exercise also was associated with a higher risk of joint replacement surgery. While neither of those results seems particularly surprising, the fact that smoking was linked with a lower risk of joint replacement surgery is surprising. The lower risk was most evident after 23 years of smoking -- and men who smoked 48 years or more were up to 51% less likely to have joint replacement surgery than men who never smoked.
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