scholarly journals Workplace and home smoking restrictions and racial/ethnic variation in the prevalence and intensity of current cigarette smoking among women by poverty status, TUS-CPS 1998-1999 and 2001-2002

2006 ◽  
Vol 60 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. ii34-ii43 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. L Shavers ◽  
P. Fagan ◽  
L. A Jouridine Alexander ◽  
R. Clayton ◽  
J. Doucet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Ethnic Variation ◽  
Current Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Smoking Restrictions ◽  
Current Cigarette ◽  
Poverty Status ◽  
Racial Ethnic

scholarly journals Adult Current Smoking: Differences in Definitions and Prevalence Estimates—NHIS and NSDUH, 2008

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Ryan ◽  
Angela Trosclair ◽  
Joe Gfroerer
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
National Health Interview Survey ◽  
Current Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Current Smoking ◽  
Prevalence Estimates ◽  
Current Cigarette ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Objectives. To compare prevalence estimates and assess issues related to the measurement of adult cigarette smoking in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).Methods. 2008 data on current cigarette smoking and current daily cigarette smoking among adults ≥18 years were compared. The standard NHIS current smoking definition, which screens for lifetime smoking ≥100 cigarettes, was used. For NSDUH, both the standard current smoking definition, which does not screen, and a modified definition applying the NHIS current smoking definition (i.e., with screen) were used.Results. NSDUH consistently yielded higher current cigarette smoking estimates than NHIS and lower daily smoking estimates. However, with use of the modified NSDUH current smoking definition, a notable number of subpopulation estimates became comparable between surveys. Younger adults and racial/ethnic minorities were most impacted by the lifetime smoking screen, with Hispanics being the most sensitive to differences in smoking variable definitions among all subgroups.Conclusions. Differences in current cigarette smoking definitions appear to have a greater impact on smoking estimates in some sub-populations than others. Survey mode differences may also limit intersurvey comparisons and trend analyses. Investigators are cautioned to use data most appropriate for their specific research questions.

Disparities in the prevalence of cigarette smoking among bisexual people: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression

2020 ◽  
pp. tobaccocontrol-2020-055747
Author(s):  
Mostafa Shokoohi ◽  
Travis Salway ◽  
Benjamin Ahn ◽  
Lori E Ross
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Sample Type ◽  
Bisexual Women ◽  
Current Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Current Cigarette ◽  
Meta Regression

ObjectiveTo review the bisexual-specific prevalence and likelihood of cigarette smoking relative to lesbian/gay and heterosexual individuals.Data sourcesWe searched MEDLINE, PsycInfo, CINAHL, Scopus and LGBT Life databases (from 1995 to September 2019) for studies reporting cigarette smoking among bisexuals versus their comparators.Study selectionObservational, quantitative, peer-reviewed studies providing estimates for lifetime, past 30 days or current cigarette smoking among bisexuals and any of the two comparators were selected.Data extractionData on sexual orientation groups, cigarette smoking, sample type and mechanism, data collection mode, country and median year, as well as gender and age groups were extracted.Data synthesisRandom-effects meta-analysis was used to estimate the pooled OR (95% CIs) of cigarette smoking. Meta-regression was used to examine the difference in the prevalence of cigarette smoking by study and sample characteristics. Of 4663 unduplicated records, 47 unique studies were included (14, 23 and 22 studies on lifetime, past 30 days and current cigarette smoking, respectively). Compared with lesbians/gays and heterosexuals, bisexuals were 1.25 (1.15 to 1.37) and 2.18 (1.84 to 2.59) times more likely to report lifetime smoking, 1.17 (1.08 to 1.27) and 2.49 (2.20 to 2.83) times more likely to report past 30 days smoking and 1.19 (1.00 to 1.43) and 2.26 (1.97 to 2.59) times more likely to report current smoking. Gender was a significant covariate in the meta-regression models.ConclusionsCigarette smoking was more prevalent among bisexuals than lesbians/gays and heterosexuals, with the estimates showing a greater magnitude among bisexual women relative to all other sexual orientation/gender subgroups.

scholarly journals Prevalence and determinants of current cigarette smoking and secondhand smoking among Greek adolescents: the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) 2013 study

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. e034760 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Rachiotis ◽  
Anastasia Barbouni ◽  
Athanasios Basagiannis ◽  
Antonis Katsioulis ◽  
Konstantinos Kostikas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Student Response ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Current Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Global Youth Tobacco Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Secondhand Smoking ◽  
Current Cigarette

ObjectivesSmoking prevalence in Greece is considered high within the European Union and the collection of evidence on tobacco use among adolescents is of vital importance in order to develop effective smoking prevention and cessation programmes.DesignCross-sectional.SettingGreece.Primary and secondary outcome measuresGlobal Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) is a national representative, paper-and-pencil, cross-sectional, school-based study of students at ages 13–15 years. The survey employed a multistage cluster sample design with schools selected proportional to enrolment size. Finally, 4618/5127 students aged 13–15 years participated in the survey. The school response rate was 98.1%, the student response rate was 90.1% and the overall response rate was 88.4%.ResultsThe prevalence of current cigarette smoking was estimated at 10.1% (10.4% in GYTS 2005) and of exposure to secondhand smoking in public places at 67.4% (94.1% in GYTS 2005). The vast majority of the adolescents (82.1%) supported the banning of smoking inside enclosed public places. Most of the current smokers (90.8%) were not prevented/refused purchase because of their age according to existing law. Multivariate analysis showed that peer influence (OR=48.32; 95% CI 36.2 to 64.48), pocket money (OR=2.63; 95% CI 1.28 to 3.41), increasing age (OR=2.35; 95% CI 1.63 to 3.39) and low educational level of father (OR=2.82; 95% CI 1.7 to 4.68) were risk factors independently associated with current cigarette smoking.ConclusionsDespite the existence of strict laws related to tobacco control, exposure to secondhand smoking among Greek students remained high even when compared with GYTS in 2005. This is likely a result of weak enforcement, what is really missing is the enforcement of the related legislation.

Acetonitrile as a possible marker of current cigarette smoking

1997 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 658-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Houeto ◽  
JR Hoffman ◽  
P. Got ◽  
B. Dang Vu ◽  
FJ Band
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Dose Effect ◽  
Daily Smoking ◽  
Assay Method ◽  
Current Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Current Cigarette ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B ◽  
Acetonitrile Concentration ◽  
Sensitive Marker

Volatile nitriles are present in cigarette smoke. We tested the hypothesis that the presence of any of four nitriles in the blood can serve as a marker of recent cigarette smoking. We determined the sensitivity and specificity of these nitriles as indicators of daily cigarette smoking in 24 smokers (Group A) and 18 non-smokers (Group B), as well as the correlation between intensity of daily smoking and the blood concentration of acetonitrile. A new head space GLC assay method was used. Of the four nitriles, only acetonitrile was present in the blood of any study subject. Acetonitrile was moderately sensitive (67%) and entirely specific (100%) for self-reported daily smoking. There was fair correlation between blood acetonitrile concentration and the average daily number of cigarettes smoked (r2=0.39; P=0.001), and the mean blood acetonitrile concentration was significantly higher (P=0.03) among subjects with higher ( > 10 cigarettes per day) current cigarette exposure (148.3 ± 18.0 ?g/l) than among smokers with low or minimal (1-10 cigarettes per day) exposure (43.3 ± 6.0 ?g/l). Thus, acetonitrile in blood appears to be highly specific and a moderately sensitive marker of cigarette smoking with a dose-effect relationship. As such, acetonitrile shows promise as a marker of current cigarette exposure.

scholarly journals Current Cigarette Smoking Among HIV-Positive Current and Former Drug Users: Associations with Individual and Social Characteristics

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 1368-1377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren R. Pacek ◽  
Carl Latkin ◽  
Rosa M. Crum ◽  
Elizabeth A. Stuart ◽  
Amy R. Knowlton
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Current Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Positive Current ◽  
Current Cigarette
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