Klesges R C, Haddock C K, Chang C F, Talcott G W, Lando H A
Center for Community Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38119, USA.
Tob Control. 2001 Mar;10(1):43-7. doi: 10.1136/tc.10.1.43.
To determine if premature discharge from the US Air Force was associated with the smoking status of recruits.
A total of 29 044 US Air Force personnel recruited from August 1995 to August 1996 were administered baseline behavioural risk assessment surveys during basic military training. They were tracked over a 12 month period to determine those who were prematurely discharged.
Excess training costs as a result of premature discharge.
In this 12 month period, 14.0% of those entering the US Air Force were discharged at a one year follow up. In both univariate and multivariate models, the best single predictor of early discharge was smoking status. Overall, 11.8% of non-smokers versus 19.4% of smokers were prematurely discharged (relative risk 1.795).
Using US Department of Defense data on the cost of military training, recruits who smoke in the US Air Force are associated with $18 million per year in excess training costs. Applied to all service branches, smoking status, which represents a constellation of underlying behaviours and attitudes that can contribute to early discharge, is associated with over $130 million per year in excess training costs.
确定美国空军新兵过早退役是否与吸烟状况有关。
1995年8月至1996年8月招募的总共29044名美国空军人员在基础军事训练期间接受了基线行为风险评估调查。对他们进行了为期12个月的跟踪，以确定那些过早退役的人员。
过早退役导致的额外训练成本。
在这12个月期间，进入美国空军的人员中有14.0%在一年随访时退役。在单变量和多变量模型中，过早退役的最佳单一预测因素是吸烟状况。总体而言，11.8%的非吸烟者与19.4%的吸烟者过早退役（相对风险1.795）。
根据美国国防部关于军事训练成本的数据，美国空军中吸烟的新兵每年会带来1800万美元的额外训练成本。将此应用于所有军种，吸烟状况代表了一系列可能导致过早退役的潜在行为和态度，每年会带来超过1.3亿美元的额外训练成本。
