National Cancer Institute, Tobacco Control Research Branch, Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Addiction. 2010 Dec;105 Suppl 1:13-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03203.x.
To examine the patterns and correlates of mentholated cigarette smoking among adult smokers in the United States.
Cross-sectional data on adult current smokers (n = 63,193) were pooled from the 2003 and 2006/07 Tobacco Use Supplements to the Current Population Survey.
The associations between socio-demographic and smoking variables were examined with gender- and race/ethnicity-stratified multivariate logistic regression models predicting current use of mentholated cigarettes.
Multivariate logistic regression analyses demonstrated that black smokers were 10-11 times more likely to smoke mentholated cigarettes than white smokers men: odds ratio (OR): 11.59, 99% confidence interval (CI): 9.79-13.72; women: OR: 10.12, 99% CI: 8.45-12.11). With the exception of American Indian/Aleut/Eskimo smokers, non-white smokers were significantly more likely to smoke mentholated cigarettes than were white smokers. Additional significant factors associated with mentholated cigarette smoking included being unmarried (never married: OR: 1.21, 99% CI: 1.09-1.34; divorced/separated: OR: 1.13, 99% CI: 1.03-1.23), being born in a US territory (OR: 2.01, 99% CI: 1.35-3.01), living in a non-metropolitan area (OR: 0.87, 99% CI: 0.80-0.96), being unemployed (OR: 1.24, 99% CI: 1.06-1.44) and lower levels of education. Race/ethnicity-stratified analyses showed that women were more likely than men to smoke mentholated cigarettes. Among black smokers, young adults (aged 18-24 years) were four times more likely to smoke mentholated cigarettes compared with individuals aged 65+.
Race/ethnicity, gender and age are significant correlates of mentholated cigarette smoking among current smokers. Given the importance of menthol in the cigarette market and the potential untoward health effects of this additive, continued surveillance of the prevalence and correlates of mentholated cigarette use among diverse socio-demographic groups is warranted to inform appropriate interventions.
研究美国成年吸烟者中薄荷醇香烟的吸烟模式和相关因素。
从 2003 年和 2006/07 年的“当前人口调查中的烟草使用补充调查”中抽取成年当前吸烟者（n=63193）的横断面数据。
采用性别和种族/民族分层多变量逻辑回归模型，对社会人口统计学和吸烟变量之间的相关性进行了分析，预测当前使用薄荷醇香烟的情况。
多变量逻辑回归分析表明，黑人吸烟者比白人吸烟者更有可能吸食薄荷醇香烟，男性：比值比（OR）为 11.59，99%置信区间（CI）为 9.79-13.72；女性：OR：10.12，99%CI：8.45-12.11）。除了美洲印第安人/阿留申人/爱斯基摩人吸烟者外，非白种人吸烟者比白人吸烟者更有可能吸食薄荷醇香烟。与吸食薄荷醇香烟显著相关的其他重要因素包括未婚（从未结婚：OR：1.21，99%CI：1.09-1.34；离婚/分居：OR：1.13，99%CI：1.03-1.23）、出生于美国领土（OR：2.01，99%CI：1.35-3.01）、居住在非大都市地区（OR：0.87，99%CI：0.80-0.96）、失业（OR：1.24，99%CI：1.06-1.44）和教育程度较低。种族/民族分层分析显示，女性比男性更有可能吸食薄荷醇香烟。在黑人吸烟者中，与 65 岁以上的人相比，18-24 岁的年轻人吸食薄荷醇香烟的可能性是其四倍。
种族/民族、性别和年龄是当前吸烟者吸食薄荷醇香烟的重要相关因素。鉴于薄荷醇在香烟市场中的重要性以及这种添加剂可能带来的不良健康影响，有必要继续监测不同社会人口统计学群体中薄荷醇香烟使用的流行情况和相关因素，以便为采取适当的干预措施提供信息。
