ArticlePreventing chronic disease2013
Clustering of risk factors with smoking habits among adults, Sousse, Tunisia.
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- Barriers and Facilitators Associated with Physical Activity in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Systematic Overview.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2020Pooled it
- Physical inactivity, gender and culture in Arab countries: a systematic assessment of the literature.BMC public health · 2018Pooled it
- Predictive Factors for Successful Smoking Cessation in Tunisian Smokers, Sousse-Tunisia: 2015-2020.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Article
- Tobacco use and associated mental symptoms and health risk behaviours amongst individuals 15 years or older in South Africa.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2020Article
- Implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in Tunisia: Progress and challenges.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2020Article
- Daily tobacco use and problem drinking among urban adults in South Africa: a longitudinal study.The Pan African medical journal · 2019Article
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introductionIn Tunisia, few studies have assessed the association between tobacco use and other lifestyle risk factors for chronic disease (eg, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity). We studied 1,880 adults to determine the association between tobacco use and other lifestyle risk factors in Tunisia.
methodsThis study was part of an assessment of the prevalence of chronic disease risk factors in a community-based trial conducted in 2009 to implement a chronic disease prevention program. The study population was randomly selected from 3 districts of the region of Sousse. The questionnaires were administered by personal interview and included the assessment of tobacco use and other chronic disease risk factors such as unhealthful diet habits and physical inactivity.
resultsOf the 1,880 study participants, 64% were women. The mean age of the participants was 37.9 (standard deviation, 13.5 y). The prevalence of tobacco use in our population was 50.4% for men and 3.1% for women. Among men, the proportion of alcohol consumption was significantly higher among smokers (25.3% vs 5.7% [P <.001]). Smokers consumed fewer fruits and vegetables and more high-fat, high-salt, and high-sugar foods than did nonsmokers. There was no significant difference between male smokers and nonsmokers regarding physical activity (P = .36).
conclusionPhysical activity and dietary characteristics may be important areas for physicians to assess during smoking-cessation interventions.
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