1. At risk alcohol consumption with smoking by national background: Results from the Hispanic community health study/study of Latinos.
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Bandiera FC, Pérez-Stable EJ, Atem F, Caetano R, Vidot DC, Gellman MD, Navas-Nacher EL, Cai J, Talavera G, Schneiderman N, and Kaplan R
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- Acculturation, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Alcohol Drinking epidemiology, Binge Drinking epidemiology, Caribbean Region ethnology, Central America ethnology, Cigarette Smoking epidemiology, Cuba ethnology, Depression epidemiology, Depression ethnology, Dominican Republic ethnology, Female, Humans, Male, Mexican Americans statistics & numerical data, Middle Aged, Puerto Rico ethnology, Sex Factors, South America ethnology, United States epidemiology, Young Adult, Alcohol Drinking ethnology, Binge Drinking ethnology, Cigarette Smoking ethnology, Hispanic or Latino statistics & numerical data
- Abstract
Introduction: Tobacco smoking and binge or excess drinking are unhealthy behaviors that frequently co-occur. Studies of Hispanics/Latinos have mostly been of Mexican Americans although there are substantial differences in smoking and drinking by heritage background. Associated with co-use by 5 subpopulations., Methods: Cross-sectional data of 16,412 Hispanics/Latinos from Miami, the Bronx, Chicago and San Diego collected between 2008 and 2011 as part of the HCHS/SOL were analyzed. Smoking and alcohol consumption and demographic data were measured by self-report. Prevalence of smoking and alcohol consumption and co-use were reported. Logistic regression models examined the odds of co-use of smoking and binge or excess alcohol use by Hispanic/Latino background group., Results: Men of Cuban (10.3%), Puerto Rican (8.9%), and Mexican (8.9%) background had the highest prevalence of co-use of smoking and binge drinking compared to men of Central American (6.1%) and Dominican (6.6%) background. Women of Dominican (16.4%) and Puerto Rican (19.7%) background had the highest prevalence of binge drinking compared to women of Central American (10%) and Cuban (8%) background and Puerto Rican (34.1%) and Cuban (21.8%) women were the most likely to report current smoking compared to women of Central American (8.3%) and Mexican (10.4%) background. Acculturation was not associated with co-use among men and women. Elevated depressive symptoms were positively associated with smoking and binge drinking among men, OR = 1.5 [1.2-2.0], and women, OR = 1.5 [1.1-2.2]. Puerto Rican women had increased odds of co-use of smoking and binge or excess drinking compared to Mexican American women, OR = 3.2 [1.5-6.6]., Conclusions: Puerto Rican and Dominican Latinas and Central American and South American men have a higher prevalence of co-use., (Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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- 2019
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