Division of Health Administration, College of Software and Digital Healthcare Convergence, Yonsei University, Wonju, 220710, Korea.
Department of Physical Therapy, Eulji University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
BMC Public Health. 2022 Mar 15;22(1):505. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12929-z.
The use of smokeless tobacco has increased worldwide among young people. This study aimed to investigate the association between smokeless tobacco use and cigarette smoking amount in adult smoker groups stratified by age.
2013-2015 National Health Interview Survey was used. A total of 19,635 subjects were included in our analysis. Propensity score matching was used to adjust for selection and any other bias. Generalized estimating equation was used to analyze the association between smokeless tobacco use and cigarette smoking amount by age.
All 580 smokeless tobacco users were matched to 2,900 non-smokeless tobacco users. Among those who were aged under 30, smokeless tobacco use was positively associated with the number of cigarettes used per day. Smokeless tobacco users who were aged under 30 and tried quitting smoking used more cigarettes than those who did non-smokeless tobacco users.
The present study revealed that among those who were aged under 30, smokeless tobacco use was positively associated with the number of cigarettes used per day. This study could contribute to understand the behaviors and tendencies of smoking in young adulthood and to establish effective smoking cessation methods for their age.
全球范围内，年轻人使用无烟烟草的情况有所增加。本研究旨在调查按年龄分层的成年吸烟者群体中，使用无烟烟草与吸烟量之间的关系。
使用了 2013-2015 年全国健康访谈调查的数据。我们的分析共纳入了 19635 名受试者。采用倾向评分匹配法调整选择和任何其他偏差。采用广义估计方程分析年龄与无烟烟草使用和吸烟量之间的关系。
所有 580 名使用无烟烟草的人都与 2900 名不使用无烟烟草的人进行了匹配。在年龄在 30 岁以下的人群中，使用无烟烟草与每天使用的香烟数量呈正相关。尝试戒烟的年龄在 30 岁以下的无烟烟草使用者比不使用无烟烟草的使用者使用的香烟数量更多。
本研究表明，在年龄在 30 岁以下的人群中，使用无烟烟草与每天使用的香烟数量呈正相关。这项研究有助于了解年轻人吸烟的行为和趋势，并为他们的年龄制定有效的戒烟方法。
