Peterson Alan L, Severson Herb H, Andrews Judy A, Gott Sherrie P, Cigrang Jeffrey A, Gordon Judith S, Hunter Christine M, Martin Gary C
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
Mil Med. 2007 Dec;172(12):1300-5. doi: 10.7205/milmed.172.12.1300.
Military personnel are more than twice as likely as civilians to use smokeless tobacco (ST), and recent studies indicate that military prevalence rates are rising. However, few studies have examined factors related to ST use in the military. The present study evaluated the characteristics of ST use in 785 active duty military personnel. The results indicated that the average age of initiation was 17.7 years, participants had used ST for 12.3 years, and they used approximately four tins or pouches of tobacco per week. Army personnel were more likely than Air Force personnel to be older, to have used ST longer, and to be heavier users. Officers had used ST longer than enlisted personnel and were more likely to have had a recent quit attempt. Enlisted personnel were more than three times as likely to report concurrent cigarette smoking. These results indicate that there are significant differences in ST use patterns in military personnel, and cessation programs should be tailored to meet these differences.
军事人员使用无烟烟草（ST）的可能性是平民的两倍多，最近的研究表明军事人员的患病率正在上升。然而，很少有研究探讨与军队中使用无烟烟草相关的因素。本研究评估了785名现役军事人员使用无烟烟草的特征。结果表明，开始使用的平均年龄为17.7岁，参与者使用无烟烟草的时间为12.3年，他们每周使用约四罐或四包烟草。陆军人员比空军人员年龄更大、使用无烟烟草的时间更长且使用量更大。军官使用无烟烟草的时间比士兵长，并且更有可能最近尝试戒烟。士兵报告同时吸烟的可能性是军官的三倍多。这些结果表明军事人员在无烟烟草使用模式上存在显著差异，戒烟项目应根据这些差异进行调整。
