Min Jihyun Jane, Kaplan Bekir, Ellison-Barnes Alejandra, Galiatsatos Panagis
Johns Hopkins University, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Tob Use Insights. 2024 Aug 6;17:1179173X241272359. doi: 10.1177/1179173X241272359. eCollection 2024.
Tobacco usage and obesity remain critical public health issues in the United States. This study examined the relationship between smoking behaviors, specifically-cigarettes per day (CPD) and motivations to smoke-and body mass index (BMI). We hypothesized that motivations related to food or stress, as well as a higher CPD, will be positively associated with BMI.
We analyzed the electronic medical records of 204 patients from the Johns Hopkins' Tobacco Treatment and Cancer Screening Clinic (TTCSC) between January and April 2022. Demographic information, smoking behavior, CPD, and motivations to smoke were recorded. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed.
We found no statistical significance between motivations to smoke, CPD, and BMI. However, the age at a patient's first visit to the TTCSC was negatively associated with BMI ( = -0.152, < 0.001).
Smoking behaviors were not significantly related to BMI in our sample. It is advisable for clinicians working in tobacco cessation clinics to consider the BMI of individuals who present for cessation services, especially for younger individuals who smoke. They may be more likely to have an elevated BMI at presentation.
在美国，吸烟和肥胖仍然是严重的公共卫生问题。本研究调查了吸烟行为，特别是每日吸烟量（CPD）与吸烟动机和体重指数（BMI）之间的关系。我们假设，与食物或压力相关的动机以及更高的CPD将与BMI呈正相关。
我们分析了2022年1月至4月期间约翰霍普金斯烟草治疗与癌症筛查诊所（TTCSC）204名患者的电子病历。记录了人口统计学信息、吸烟行为、CPD和吸烟动机。进行了多元线性回归分析。
我们发现吸烟动机、CPD和BMI之间没有统计学意义。然而，患者首次就诊TTCSC的年龄与BMI呈负相关（=-0.152，<0.001）。
在我们的样本中，吸烟行为与BMI没有显著关系。在戒烟诊所工作的临床医生建议考虑前来接受戒烟服务的个体的BMI，特别是对于吸烟的年轻个体。他们在就诊时可能更有可能BMI升高。
