Samardzić Senka, Pristas Ivan, Mavrinac Gorka Vuletić
Department of Social Medicine, Institute of Public Health of the Osijek-Baranja County, Osijek, Croatia.
Coll Antropol. 2009 Apr;33 Suppl 1:61-6.
The aim of this paper was to investigate the socio-demographic characteristics of heavy smokers in comparison to group the characteristics of light smokers and non-smokers. Data used for this study was collected within the Croatian Adult Health Survey (CAHS). The results show a significant gender differences in the prevalence of heavy smoking, with higher prevalence among men in all age groups. Highest prevalence of heavy smoking was found in people 35 to 64 years of age, irrespective to gender. According to analyzed socio-demographic characteristics men with low education and income who changed place of living have higher prevalence of heavy smoking. Pattern was different in women smokers. Majority of women smokers were light smokers. In women with better than average household economic status there were more smokers than non-smokers, with notable high proportion of heavy smokers in age 18 to 34 years and light smokers in age group 35 to 64. While planning future interventions at the population level, we must consider all of these characteristics and links between them, and engage all segments of society.
本文旨在调查重度吸烟者的社会人口学特征，并与轻度吸烟者和非吸烟者的特征进行分组比较。本研究使用的数据来自克罗地亚成人健康调查（CAHS）。结果显示，重度吸烟患病率存在显著性别差异，各年龄组男性的患病率更高。无论性别，35至64岁人群的重度吸烟患病率最高。根据分析的社会人口学特征，受教育程度低、收入低且更换居住地的男性重度吸烟患病率更高。女性吸烟者的情况则不同。大多数女性吸烟者为轻度吸烟者。家庭经济状况高于平均水平的女性中，吸烟者多于非吸烟者，18至34岁年龄段的重度吸烟者比例显著较高，35至64岁年龄段的轻度吸烟者比例较高。在规划未来的人群层面干预措施时，我们必须考虑所有这些特征及其之间的联系，并让社会各阶层参与进来。
