scholarly journals Contrasts in prevalence and determinants of current tobacco smoking status among adults in Indonesia as indicated by the rural-urban place of residence

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-51
Author(s):  
Md. Salauddin Khan ◽  
Akid Rahman ◽  
Tahera Mahnaz Meem ◽  
Umama Khan
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Urban Place ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Current Tobacco

scholarly journals Current tobacco smoking and risk from COVID-19: results from a population symptom app in over 2.4 million people

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas S Hopkinson ◽  
Niccolo Rossi ◽  
Julia El-Sayed Moustafa ◽  
Anthony A Laverty ◽  
Jennifer K Quint ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Severity Of Illness ◽  
Tissue Expression ◽  
Current Smoking ◽  
Information Gap ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Subcutaneous Adipose ◽  
Current Tobacco

Background: The association between current tobacco smoking, the risk of developing COVID-19 and the severity of illness is an important information gap. Methods: UK users of the COVID Symptom Study app provided baseline data including demographics, anthropometrics, smoking status and medical conditions, were asked to log symptoms daily from 24th March 2020 to 23rd April 2020. Participants reporting that they did not feel physically normal were taken through a series of questions, including 14 potential COVID-19 symptoms and any hospital attendance. The main study outcome was the association between current smoking and the development of classic symptoms of COVID-19 during the pandemic defined as fever, new persistent cough and breathlessness. The number of concurrent COVID-19 symptoms was used as a proxy for severity. In addition, association of subcutaneous adipose tissue expression of ACE2, both the receptor for SARS-CoV-2 and a potential mediator of disease severity, with smoking status was assessed in a subset of 541 twins from the TwinsUK cohort. Results: Data were available on 2,401,982 participants, mean(SD) age 43.6(15.1) years, 63.3% female, overall smoking prevalence 11.0%. 834,437 (35%) participants reported being unwell and entered one or more symptoms. Current smokers were more likely to develop symptoms suggesting a diagnosis of COVID-19; classic symptoms adjusted OR[95%CI] 1.14[1.10 to 1.18]; >5 symptoms 1.29[1.26 to 1.31]; >10 symptoms 1.50[1.42 to 1.58]. Smoking was associated with reduced ACE2 expression in adipose tissue (Beta(SE)= -0.395(0.149); p=7.01x10-3). Interpretation: These data are consistent with smokers having an increased risk from COVID-19.

scholarly journals Current smoking and COVID-19 risk: results from a population symptom app in over 2.4 million people

Thorax ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. thoraxjnl-2020-216422
Author(s):  
Nicholas S Hopkinson ◽  
Niccolo Rossi ◽  
Julia El-Sayed_Moustafa ◽  
Anthony A Laverty ◽  
Jennifer K Quint ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Smoking Prevalence ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Severity Of Illness ◽  
Main Study ◽  
Current Smoking ◽  
Information Gap ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Persistent Cough ◽  
Current Tobacco

BackgroundThe association between current tobacco smoking, the risk of developing symptomatic COVID-19 and the severity of illness is an important information gap.MethodsUK users of the Zoe COVID-19 Symptom Study app provided baseline data including demographics, anthropometrics, smoking status and medical conditions, and were asked to log their condition daily. Participants who reported that they did not feel physically normal were then asked by the app to complete a series of questions, including 14 potential COVID-19 symptoms and about hospital attendance. The main study outcome was the development of ‘classic’ symptoms of COVID-19 during the pandemic defined as fever, new persistent cough and breathlessness and their association with current smoking. The number of concurrent COVID-19 symptoms was used as a proxy for severity and the pattern of association between symptoms was also compared between smokers and non-smokers.ResultsBetween 24 March 2020 and 23 April 2020, data were available on 2 401 982 participants, mean (SD) age 43.6 (15.1) years, 63.3% female, overall smoking prevalence 11.0%. 834 437 (35%) participants reported being unwell and entered one or more symptoms. Current smokers were more likely to report symptoms suggesting a diagnosis of COVID-19; classic symptoms adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.14 (1.10 to 1.18); >5 symptoms 1.29 (1.26 to 1.31); >10 symptoms 1.50 (1.42 to 1.58). The pattern of association between reported symptoms did not vary between smokers and non-smokers.InterpretationThese data are consistent with people who smoke being at an increased risk of developing symptomatic COVID-19.

scholarly journals Hypomethylation of AHRR (cg05575921) Is Related to Smoking Status in the Mexican Mestizo Population

Genes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1276
Author(s):  
Omar Andrés Bravo-Gutiérrez ◽  
Ramcés Falfán-Valencia ◽  
Alejandra Ramírez-Venegas ◽  
Raúl H. Sansores ◽  
Rafael de Jesús Hernández-Zenteno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Methylation Level ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Association Studies ◽  
Restriction Enzymes ◽  
Nicotine Addiction ◽  
Cigarette Consumption ◽  
Current Tobacco

Tobacco smoking results in a multifactorial disease involving environmental and genetic factors; epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) show changes in DNA methylation levels due to cigarette consumption, partially reversible upon tobacco smoking cessation. Therefore, methylation levels could predict smoking status. This study aimed to evaluate the DNA methylation level of cg05575921 (AHRR) and cg23771366 (PRSS23) and their correlation with lung function variables, cigarette consumption, and nicotine addiction in the Mexican smoking population. We included 114 non-smokers (NS) and 102 current tobacco smokers (TS); we then further subclassified them as heavy smokers (HS) (n = 53) and light smokers (LS) (n = 49). We used restriction enzymes (MspI/HpaII) and qPCR to determine the DNA methylation level. We observed significant hypomethylation of cg05575921 in smokers compared to NS (p = 0.003); further analysis found a difference between HS and NS (p = 0.02). We did not observe differences between other groups or a positive correlation between methylation levels and age, BMI, cigarette consumption, nicotine addiction, or lung function. In conclusion, the cg05575921 site of AHRR is significantly hypomethylated in Mexican smokers, especially in HS (≥20 cigarettes per day).

Tobacco smoking and mental disorders in Australian adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 000486742110096
Author(s):  
David Lawrence ◽  
Sarah E Johnson ◽  
Francis Mitrou ◽  
Sharon Lawn ◽  
Michael Sawyer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Current Smoking ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Current Tobacco

Objectives: This study aimed to (1) examine the strength of the association between mental disorders/mental health problems, risk behaviours and tobacco smoking among Australian adolescents, (2) compare rates of tobacco smoking among Australian adolescents with major depressive disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and/or conduct disorder in 2013/14 vs 1998, and (3) identify the extent to which an association between tobacco smoking and mental health problems among adolescents can be attributed to non-mental health risk factors. Methods: The study utilised data from the first (1998) and second (2013/14) child and adolescent components of the National Surveys of Mental Health and Wellbeing. Both surveys identified nationally representative samples of Australian young people aged 4–17 years, living in private dwellings. Information was collected from parents and 13- to 17-year-olds about mental disorders, mental health problems, risk behaviours and tobacco smoking. Results: In the 2013/14 survey, the rate of current tobacco smoking among those with a mental disorder was 20% compared to 5% in those without a mental disorder. Rates were highest for young people with conduct disorder (50%), major depressive disorder (24%) and anxiety disorders (19%). In 2013/14, 38% of current tobacco smokers had a mental disorder and 32% reported self-harm and/or suicidal ideation vs 10% and 5%, respectively, among adolescents who had never smoked. Females with mental disorders or reporting self-harm or suicidal ideation had higher rates of current smoking than males. Other significant factors associated with current smoking included school-related problems, binge eating and having had more than one sexual partner. Conclusion: While smoking rates in 13- to 17-year-olds with mental disorders had declined since 1998, the strength of the association between mental disorders and smoking had increased, especially among females. Our findings highlight the need to address the tobacco smoking among adolescents with mental disorders, particularly females.

Dealing with current tobacco smoking in real world schizophrenia. Results from the Face-Schizophrenia dataset

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. S578-S579
Author(s):  
J. Mallet ◽  
G. Fond ◽  
Y. Le Strat ◽  
P. Llorca ◽  
C. Dubertret
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Real World ◽  
The Face ◽  
Current Tobacco

scholarly journals Association of Tobacco Smoking with Physical Fitness of Military Males in Taiwan: The CHIEF Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang-Ying Su ◽  
Sheng-Huei Wang ◽  
Henry Horng-Shing Lu ◽  
Gen-Min Lin
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Scoring Systems ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Effective Sample Size ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Run Test

Tobacco smoking has been found associated with lower cardiorespiratory fitness in white and black males; however, few studies have not been conducted to clarify such relationship in Asian males. We performed a cross-sectional study to investigate the association between tobacco smoking status and physical fitness in 3,669 military males, averaged 29.4 years of age, from the cardiorespiratory fitness and hospitalization events in armed forces (CHIEF) study in Taiwan during 2014. There were 1,376 current smokers, and the others were noncurrent smokers. The effective sample size estimated was 1,230 participants, as the margin of error was ±3% at the 99% confidence level. Physical fitness was evaluated by time for a 3000-meter run test (aerobic fitness) and repetitive numbers of 2-minute sit-ups and 2-minute push-ups (anaerobic fitness) where all procedures were standardized by using computerized scoring systems. A multiple linear analysis adjusting for age, service specialty, body mass index, heart rate, alcohol intake, and training frequency was used to determine the relationship. As compared with noncurrent smoking, current smoking was inversely correlated with longer time for a 3000-meter run (β = 15.66 (95% confidence intervals (CI): 10.62, 20.70)) and fewer repetitive numbers of 2-minute sit-ups and 2-minute push-ups (β = −1.53 (95% CI: −2.08, −0.97) and −1.31 (95% CI: −2.12, −0.50), respectively). Our finding reconfirms the concept that tobacco smoking might reduce both aerobic and anaerobic fitness among young Asian males.

scholarly journals Does Current General Mental Health Status Relate to Current Smoking Status in Pregnant Women?

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Diane Liu ◽  
Emily Younger ◽  
Stacy Baker ◽  
Stephanie Touch ◽  
Tamara Willmoth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Current Smoking Status ◽  
Current Smoking ◽  
General Mental Health ◽  
Current Tobacco

Purpose. Research shows that smoking during pregnancy is related to mental health diagnoses. The purpose of this study was to assess whether current general mental health status is related to current smoking status in pregnant women after controlling for other factors related to both mental health and tobacco use during pregnancy. Methods. This cross-sectional analysis used 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) data for 621 pregnant women aged 18-38 from Florida (N=136), Kansas (N=116), Minnesota (N=105), Nebraska (N=90), New York (N=78), and Utah (N=96). Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between current mental health status and current tobacco use, while controlling for state, depression diagnosis, routine checkup, healthcare plan, age, marital status, ethnicity/race, education level, income level, and employment status. Results. Overall, very few participants reported current smoking (6%) and about one-third reported low or moderate mental health status in the past 30 days. Adjusted results indicated that those who reported high mental health status were about 3 times less likely (OR=0.29, 95% CI=0.09, 0.88) to report current smoking status compared to those who reported low mental health status. Conclusions. Overall, current mental health status was highly related to current smoking status in pregnant women. Clinicians in obstetrics may expect a very low proportion of pregnant women to report smoking and up to one-third to report low or moderate current general mental health status. Given that current mental health issues and current tobacco use may harm both mother and child, be highly related in pregnant women, and change throughout the pregnancy, pregnant women should be screened automatically for both at each visit.

scholarly journals Tobacco Smoking and Use of Smokeless Tobacco and Their Association with Psychological Distress and Other Factors in a Rural District in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fakir M. Amirul Islam ◽  
Alexandra Walton
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Rural District ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Rural Bangladesh ◽  
Low Levels

Background. Tobacco smoking and use of smokeless tobacco are the most preventable cause of death in Bangladesh. The prevalence of psychological distress is increasing globally. This paper reports the smoking status and their association with psychological distress and other factors in a rural district, Narail, of Bangladesh. Materials and Methods. Data were collected from 2425 adults of age 18–90 years. Smoking status along with sociodemographic characteristics and measures of psychological distress using the Kessler 10-item questionnaire were collected using a face-to-face data collection method. Results. The crude (age-standardized) prevalence of ever smoking was 27.1 (24.3)% that includes current 25.6 (23.7) and smoker 1.5 (0.6)%, and the prevalence of smokeless tobacco (SLT) was 23.5 (13.4)%. The prevalence of ever smoking was the highest in daily labourers (62.9%) and SLT use was the highest in widowed people (47.2%). After adjustment for covariates, no education (odds ratio (OR): 3.78, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.57–9.07 for females and OR: 2.69, 95% CI: 1.87–3.87 for males) compared to at least secondary level of education and daily labours (OR: 6.66, 95% CI: 1.67–26.6 for females and OR: 5.12, 95% CI: 1.30–20.19 for males) compared to housework were associated with higher prevalence of ever smoking. Any level of psychological distress, such as mild psychological distress, was associated with at least double the prevalence of tobacco smoking in females (OR: 2.12, 95% CI: 1.67–3.83) but not in males (OR: 1.12, 95% CI: 0.80–1.56). Psychological distress was not associated with SLT use. Conclusions. Prevalence of both smoking and SLT use was high, particularly in daily labourers, people with no education, and females with psychological distress in rural Bangladesh. Appropriate intervention programs should especially target those of low levels of education and laborious occupations for increasing awareness for the cessation of smoking in rural Bangladesh.

scholarly journals Lipid profiles in smoking and non-smoking male adolescents

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 232
Author(s):  
Sigit Prastyanto ◽  
Mei Neni Sitaresmi ◽  
Madarina Julia
Keyword(s):  
Total Cholesterol ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Ldl Cholesterol ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Low Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Hdl Cholesterol ◽  
Lipid Profiles ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mean Differences

Background The prevalence of smoking in adolescentstends to increase. Smoking is associated with a higher risk ofdyslipidemia.Objective To compare the lipid profiles of tobacco-smoking andnon-tobacco-smoking male adolescents.Methods We performed a cross- sectional study in three vocationalhigh schools in Yogyakarta from January to April 2011. Dataon smoking status, duration of smoking and number cigarettesconsumed per day were collected by questionnaires. We randomlyselected 50 male smokers and 50 male non-smokers as the studysubjects.Results Mean differences between smokers and non-smokerswere 44.5 (95%CI 28. 7 to 60.1) mg/dL for triglyceride levels; 8.0(95% CI 1.0 to 14.9) mg/dL for low density lipoprotein (LDL)cholesterol; 11.8 (1.1 to 22.4) mg/dL for total cholesterol and -5.7mg/dL (95% CI -8.8 to -2.6) for high density lipoprotein (HDL)cholesterol. Mean differences (95% CI) between smokers whohad engaged in smoking for > 2 years and those who had smokedfor :S:2 years were -18.1 (95% CI -33 .9 to -2.3) mg/dL for totalcholesterol; -49.4 (95% CI -67.2 to -3 1.5) mg/dL for triglycerides.Mean differences between those who smoked > 5 cigarettes/dayand :s:5 cigarettes per day were -18 .4 (95% CI -32.8 to -4.1) mg/dL for total cholesterol and -29.1 (95% CI -53.6 to -4.6) mg/dLfor triglycerides.Conclusion Smoking more than 5 cigarettes/day significantlyincreases total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglyceridelevels, as well as reduces HDL cholesterol levels; while smokingmore than 2 years significantly increases total cholesterol andtriglyceride levels

scholarly journals Pattern of current tobacco use in a rural block of North India

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 3802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuj Jangra ◽  
J. S. Malik ◽  
Srishti Singh ◽  
Nitika Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Control Programme ◽  
North India ◽  
Systematic Random Sampling ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Current Tobacco

Background: Tobacco is the only legal drug that kills many of its users when used exactly as intended by manufacturers. WHO has estimated that tobacco use (smoking and smokeless) is currently responsible for the death of about six million people across the world each year. Although often associated with ill-health, disability and death from non-communicable chronic diseases, tobacco smoking is also associated with an increased risk of death from communicable diseases. This study was conducted with aim to observe the current pattern of tobacco use in a rural block of north India. Methods: The study was conducted in Lakhanmajra block (rural) of Haryana, India, in year 2015-2016 among 1000 study subjects aged 15-64 years selected by systematic random sampling technique. Results: The overall prevalence of current tobacco-smoking use to be 12.8% and it was higher among males (11.2%) as compared to females (3.2%). The median age for initiation of smoking tobacco was 18 years, smokeless tobacco was 20 years. Conclusions: Our study stresses is the need to have rural orientation in the National Tobacco Control Programme since the poorly educated individuals living in rural areas are at the maximum risk of using tobacco, identifying ways and means of reaching out to these communities will be critical to the success or failure of the program. 

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