Age of initiation, smoking patterns, and risk in a population of working adults
Age of initiation, smoking patterns, and risk in a population of working adults
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DOI：
10.1006/pmed.1999.0590
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发表时间：
1999-12-01
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Hennrikus, DJ
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作者：
Lando, HA;Thai, DT;Hennrikus, DJ
背景。开始吸烟的年龄较早是长期依赖吸烟的一个重要危险因素，也可能与其他不健康行为和患病可能性增加有关，与吸烟时间无关。方法。目前的研究评估了开始吸烟的年龄与香烟依赖、戒烟兴趣、与吸烟有关的社会环境、行为风险因素和当前健康问题的关系。受试者是明尼阿波利斯/圣路易斯 24 个工作场所的 2120 名目前每天吸烟的人。明尼苏达州保罗大都市区。结果。研究结果与早期开始吸烟的年龄惊人地一致，预测吸烟依赖性更强，对戒烟能力的兴趣和信心较低，饮食较差，较少使用安全带，更多的疾病和住院治疗，以及伴侣/配偶、朋友和同事吸烟的可能性更大。结论。研究结果的整体强度是出乎意料的。早期开始定期吸烟预示着整个成年期会出现一系列重要的危险因素。即使在没有永久性预防的情况下，显着延迟吸烟发生的干预措施也可能对公共卫生产生重要影响。 (C) 1999 年美国健康基金会和学术出版社。
Background. Early age of initiation is a significant risk factor for long-term dependent smoking and may also relate to other unhealthy behaviors and increased likelihood of illness, independent of duration of smoking.Methods. The current study assessed age of initiation in relation to cigarette dependence, interest in quitting, social environment pertaining to smoking, behavioral risk factors, and current health problems. Subjects were 2120 current daily smokers in 24 worksites in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, metropolitan area.Results. Findings were surprisingly consistent with early age of initiation predicting more dependent smoking, less interest and confidence in ability to quit, poorer diet, less use of seat belts, more illness and hospitalization, and greater likelihood of smoking among partner/spouse, friends, and co-workers.Conclusions. The overall strength of the findings was unexpected. Early initiation of regular smoking predicted a significant constellation of risk factors throughout adulthood. Interventions that significantly delay smoking onset, even in the absence of permanent prevention, could have important public health implications. (C) 1999 American Health Foundation and Academic Press.