Jamil Hikmet, Geeso Sanabil G, Arnetz Bengt B, Arnetz Judith E
Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University, 3939 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI, 48201, USA,
J Immigr Minor Health. 2014 Jun;16(3):501-7. doi: 10.1007/s10903-013-9772-1.
Hookah smoking is more prevalent among individuals of Middle Eastern descent. This study examined general and ethnic-specific risk factors for hookah smoking among Arabs and Chaldeans. A self-administered anonymous questionnaire was conducted among 801 adults residing in Southeast Michigan. Binary logistic regression modeling was used to predict risk factors for hookah smoking. Hookah smoking was significantly more prevalent among Arabs (32%) than Chaldeans (26%, p < 0.01) and being Arab was a risk factor for lifetime hookah use. Younger age (<25 years), being male, higher annual income, and having health insurance were significant risk factors for hookah use. Chaldeans believed to a greater extent than Arabs that smoking hookah is less harmful than cigarette smoking (75 vs. 52%, p < 0.001). Hookah smoking is prevalent in both ethnic groups, but significantly higher among Arabs. Results indicate that prevention efforts should target younger males with higher incomes.
水烟吸食在中东裔人群中更为普遍。本研究调查了阿拉伯人和迦勒底人中吸食水烟的一般风险因素和特定族裔风险因素。对居住在密歇根州东南部的801名成年人进行了一项自填式匿名问卷调查。采用二元逻辑回归模型来预测吸食水烟的风险因素。阿拉伯人（32%）吸食水烟的比例显著高于迦勒底人（26%，p<0.01），且身为阿拉伯人是终生吸食水烟的一个风险因素。年龄较小（<25岁）、男性、年收入较高以及拥有医疗保险是吸食水烟的显著风险因素。迦勒底人比阿拉伯人更坚信吸水烟比吸烟危害小（75%对52%，p<0.001）。两个族裔中吸食水烟都很普遍，但在阿拉伯人中的比例显著更高。结果表明，预防措施应针对收入较高的年轻男性。
