Shahar Y, Carel R S
Department of Computer Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-2158.
Mil Med. 1991 Sep;156(9):455-61.
We followed 295 young infantry recruits during their first 14 weeks of basic training. The prevalence of smoking increased by 50%. About half of this increase was accounted for by ex-smokers, 57% of whom had resumed the habit. Average education and military psychometric measures of both the baseline smokers and the new smokers were significantly lower than those of the abstaining never-smokers. Asian and North African origin and a lower peer group evaluation score were also risk factors. These relationships were not demonstrated among resuming ex-smokers. The rise in the smoking rate accounts for most of the known rise during full military service. We suggest early preventive measures, especially for the two groups at risk.
我们对295名年轻步兵新兵进行了为期14周的基础训练跟踪。吸烟率上升了50%。其中约一半的增长是由曾经吸烟者导致的，他们中有57%又恢复了吸烟习惯。基线吸烟者和新吸烟者的平均受教育程度和军事心理测量指标均显著低于从不吸烟者。亚洲和北非裔以及较低的同伴群体评价得分也是风险因素。这些关系在恢复吸烟的曾经吸烟者中并未得到证实。吸烟率的上升占整个兵役期间已知上升率的大部分。我们建议采取早期预防措施，尤其是针对这两个风险群体。
