Gruskin Elisabeth P, Greenwood Gregory L, Matevia Marilyn, Pollack Lance M, Bye Larry L
Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Oakland, Oakland, Calif 94612, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2007 Aug;97(8):1496-502. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.090258. Epub 2007 Jun 28.
We conducted a large, population-based study to assess tobacco use in California's lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) population.
Standard measures of tobacco use from 2 separate, statewide household-based studies were used to compare basic prevalence rates in the LGB population and the general population in California. Data were derived from a 2003-2004 survey of LGB individuals living in California as well as from the 2002 version of the California Tobacco Survey, which gathered data on the state's general population.
Smoking prevalence rates were higher in our sample of lesbians, bisexual women, and women who have sex with women than among women in the general California population. In the case of men, the only significant difference was that rates were higher among gay men than among men in the general population. Disparities in tobacco use between the LGB population and the general population were still evident after we controlled for key demographic variables and in comparisons with other tobacco use indicators such as average cigarette consumption.
Tobacco control efforts targeting the LGB population are needed to reduce this group's high rate of cigarette smoking.
我们开展了一项基于人群的大型研究，以评估加利福尼亚州女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋（LGB）人群的烟草使用情况。
利用两项独立的全州性家庭调查中的烟草使用标准测量方法，比较加利福尼亚州LGB人群和普通人群的基本患病率。数据来源于对居住在加利福尼亚州的LGB个体的2003 - 2004年调查，以及2002年版的加利福尼亚烟草调查，后者收集了该州普通人群的数据。
在我们的女同性恋、双性恋女性以及与女性发生性行为的女性样本中，吸烟患病率高于加利福尼亚州普通女性人群。对于男性而言，唯一显著的差异是男同性恋者的吸烟率高于普通男性人群。在我们控制了关键人口统计学变量之后，以及在与其他烟草使用指标（如平均香烟消费量）的比较中，LGB人群与普通人群之间的烟草使用差异仍然明显。
需要针对LGB人群开展烟草控制工作，以降低该群体的高吸烟率。
