TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparison of adolescent smoking initiation measures on predicting future smoking behavior
AU - Azagba, Sunday
AU - Baskerville, Neill Bruce
AU - Minaker, Leia
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by a research grant from the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute (CCSRI) (grant number 2011-701019 ). CCSRI did not play any role in the study design, collection, analysis or interpretation of the data, or contribute in any way to the writing of the report or the decision to submit this publication.
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PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Objectives: Evidence suggests that age at smoking initiation has implications for tobacco use, nicotine dependence, and resulting long-term health and chronic disease outcomes. The objective of the current study was to examine two different measures of smoking onset and to compare their validity in predicting future adolescent smoking survey. Methods: Data from grades 9-12 students who participated in the 2012/2013 Youth Smoking Survey, a nationally-generalizable Canadian survey, and who had ever tried a cigarette, even a few puffs (n = 8126) were used in a multivariable logistic regression analysis to examine the association between age at smoking onset and current smoking behavior. Results: Both age at first puff and age at first whole cigarette were significantly associated with current smoking status. Specifically, a delay of one year in the age at first puff was associated with lower odds of being a current smoker by 24% (AOR = 0.76, 95% CI = 0.73-0.79). Similarly, high school students who smoked their first whole cigarette at old age were less likely to report being a current smoker (AOR = 0.66, 95% CI = 0.62-0.71). Conclusion: Efforts to prevent smoking uptake among youth, especially younger youth, are especially important in tobacco control efforts.
AB - Objectives: Evidence suggests that age at smoking initiation has implications for tobacco use, nicotine dependence, and resulting long-term health and chronic disease outcomes. The objective of the current study was to examine two different measures of smoking onset and to compare their validity in predicting future adolescent smoking survey. Methods: Data from grades 9-12 students who participated in the 2012/2013 Youth Smoking Survey, a nationally-generalizable Canadian survey, and who had ever tried a cigarette, even a few puffs (n = 8126) were used in a multivariable logistic regression analysis to examine the association between age at smoking onset and current smoking behavior. Results: Both age at first puff and age at first whole cigarette were significantly associated with current smoking status. Specifically, a delay of one year in the age at first puff was associated with lower odds of being a current smoker by 24% (AOR = 0.76, 95% CI = 0.73-0.79). Similarly, high school students who smoked their first whole cigarette at old age were less likely to report being a current smoker (AOR = 0.66, 95% CI = 0.62-0.71). Conclusion: Efforts to prevent smoking uptake among youth, especially younger youth, are especially important in tobacco control efforts.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.02.015
DO - 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.02.015
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84924751055
VL - 2
SP - 174
EP - 177
JO - Preventive Medicine Reports
JF - Preventive Medicine Reports
SN - 2211-3355
ER -