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Assessing racial differences in lifetime and current smoking status & menthol consumption among Latinos in a nationally representative sample.
- Source :
- Ethnicity & Health; Jul2020, Vol. 25 Issue 5, p759-775, 17p, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Objective: To examine the relationship between race and smoking behaviors among Latinos/Hispanics. Design: Using data from the National Adult Tobacco Survey (NATS), we implemented Log-Poisson regression models for each dependent variable (smoking pattern and menthol cigarette use). Each analysis adjusted for age, gender, marital status, employment status, and socioeconomic status (SES). Final pooled cross-sectional sample included 505 Black-Latinos and 9078 White-Latinos. Results: While no racial differences were found in lifetime smoking status among Latinos, Black-Latinos had a 16.6% (95% CI: 0.274, 0.057) increased risk of menthol smoking compared to White-Latinos. Conclusions: The results indicate that menthol consumption is influenced by race among Hispanics/Latinos. To comprehensively address racial disparities among Latinos/Hispanics, further attention needs to be given to racial differences in smoking-related risks among Latinos/Hispanics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SMOKING & psychology
AGE distribution
ALCOHOLS (Chemical class)
CONFIDENCE intervals
EMPLOYMENT
HEALTH behavior
HISPANIC Americans
MARITAL status
HEALTH outcome assessment
QUESTIONNAIRES
RACE
REGRESSION analysis
RESEARCH funding
SEX distribution
SMOKING
SURVEYS
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
TOBACCO products
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13557858
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Ethnicity & Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 144636822
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2018.1447651