Hessami Zahra, Aryanpur Mahshid, Emami Habib, Masjedi Mohammadreza
Tobacco Prevention and Control Research Center, National Research Institute Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Asian J Sports Med. 2012 Dec;3(4):297-300. doi: 10.5812/asjsm.34603.
This study aimed to assess the rate of tobacco consumption among professional athletes in Iran and assessing their knowledge and attitude in this regard.
A total of 738 athletes from 10 different types of sports were evaluated. Athletes were all members of the priority leagues. After obtaining consent from the Physical Education Organization and coordination with the related federations, athletes were asked to fill out the standard questionnaire.
All understudy subjects were males. The mean age was 28.4±2.7 yrs. The mean age of initiation of sport in these subjects was reported to be 12.3±4.01 yrs. A total of 178 (24.6%) subjects had experienced cigarette smoking and 308 (42.3%) had experienced hookah smoking. Sixty four subjects (9%) were current smokers. The mean score of knowledge about hazards of smoking was 5.6±0.9 among those who had experienced smoking. This score was 7.9±0.5 among those with no smoking experience (P=0.04).
Rate of smoking among professional athletes is lower than general population average. So participation in organized sports may be a protective factor against tobacco use in people.
本研究旨在评估伊朗职业运动员的烟草消费率，并评估他们在这方面的知识和态度。
对来自10种不同运动项目的738名运动员进行了评估。这些运动员均为优先联赛的成员。在获得体育组织的同意并与相关联合会协调后，要求运动员填写标准问卷。
所有研究对象均为男性。平均年龄为28.4±2.7岁。据报告，这些受试者开始从事体育运动的平均年龄为12.3±4.01岁。共有178名（24.6%）受试者有吸烟经历，308名（42.3%）有吸食水烟的经历。64名受试者（9%）为当前吸烟者。有吸烟经历者关于吸烟危害的知识平均得分为5.6±0.9。无吸烟经历者的这一得分是7.9±0.5（P=0.04）。
职业运动员的吸烟率低于一般人群平均水平。因此，参与有组织的体育运动可能是人们预防烟草使用的一个保护因素。
