摘要: Background: Smoking has been associated with Graves’ disease, but it remains unclear if the association is present in other thyroid disorders. Outcome variables: ophthalmopathy, toxic nodular goitre, non-toxic post-partum Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, or hypothyroidism. Material and methods: A search of MEDLINE identified 25 studies on between smoking diseases. Results: In disease eight were available showing an odds ratio (OR) 3.30 (95% confidence interval (CI): 2.09 ‐ 5.22) current smokers compared never smokers. ex-smokers there was no significant excess risk (ORa 1:41; 95% CI: 0.77 2.58). The OR ever ophthalmopathy (4.40, 2.88 6.73, six studies) significantly higher than (1.90, 1.42 2.55, two-sided P-value , 0:01). Ever not goitre 1:27; 0.69 2.33, three studies), while increased men excluded 1:29; 1.01 1.65, studies). lower women for both goitre. thyroiditis dysfunction also hypothyroidism did reach statistical significance. Conclusions: Cessation seems a smoking. increases beyond alone. cessation may lead to decrease morbidity from especially women.