Sichletidis Lazaros T, Chloros Diamantis, Tsiotsios Ioannis, Kottakis Ioannis, Kaiafa Ourania, Kaouri Stella, Karamanlidis Alexandros, Kalkanis Dimitrios, Posporelis Sotirios
Pulmonary Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessalonica, and the Laboratory for the Investigation of Environmental Diseases, G. Papanicolaou General Hospital, Exochi, Thessalonica, 57010 Greece.
Prim Care Respir J. 2006 Apr;15(2):92-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pcrj.2006.01.004. Epub 2006 Feb 28.
To investigate the prevalence of smoking in the general population and in specific population sub-groups in Northern Greece.
A cross-sectional study was conducted during the period 1999-2001 on a 5% sample (23,840) of those people aged between 21 to 80 out of a total general population of 653,249. 21,854/23,840 general population subjects were interviewed. In addition, we interviewed 9,276 high school students, 1,072 medical students, 597 medical doctors within the National Health System, 825 teachers, and 624 subjects who regularly exercised in a privately-owned gym. A specially modified ICRF study group questionnaire was used.
34.4% of the general population sample were current smokers (47.8% of males and 21.6% of females). Smoking prevalence rates in the population sub-groups were: 29.6% of high school students; 40.7% of medical students; 44.9% of medical doctors; 46.4% of teachers; and 36.9% of the gym group.
The prevalence of smoking in Northern Greece is high. High school and medical students present with high smoking rates, and the same situation is observed in medical doctors and teachers. An intensification of preventive antismoking measures is required.
调查希腊北部普通人群及特定人群亚组中的吸烟率。
1999年至2001年期间进行了一项横断面研究，从653,249名总人口中抽取了5%的样本（23,840人），年龄在21至80岁之间。对21,854/23,840名普通人群受试者进行了访谈。此外，我们还访谈了9,276名高中生、1,072名医学生、国家卫生系统内的597名医生、825名教师以及624名在私人健身房定期锻炼的受试者。使用了经过特别修改的ICRF研究组问卷。
普通人群样本中34.4%为当前吸烟者（男性为47.8%，女性为21.6%）。各人群亚组的吸烟率分别为：高中生29.6%；医学生40.7%；医生44.9%；教师46.4%；健身房组36.9%。
希腊北部吸烟率很高。高中生和医学生吸烟率较高，医生和教师中也存在同样情况。需要加强预防性戒烟措施。
