ArticleAmerican journal of epidemiology2014
The association of spousal smoking status with the ability to quit smoking: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
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- Evidence of correlations between human partners based on systematic reviews and meta-analyses of 22 traits and UK Biobank analysis of 133 traits.Nature human behaviour · 2023Pooled it
- Diffusion of effects of the ASSIST school-based smoking prevention intervention to non-participating family members: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2020Trial
- Social determinants of health across the lifecourse and chronic disease risk: available data and seminal findings from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.American journal of epidemiology · 2026Review
- A comparison of partner resemblance trends across putative same-sex and opposite-sex couples in the UK biobank.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Smoking cessation - better together: A retrospective cohort study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Article
- Tobacco treatment incorporating contingency management, nicotine replacement therapy, and behavioral counseling for pregnant women who use substances: a feasibility trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Assessing multiple features of partner support for smoking cessation in dual-smoker couples.Journal of health psychology · 2021Article
- The Impact of Dietary Knowledge on Health: Evidence from the China Health and Nutrition Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- Participation in a workplace smoking cessation program incentivized by lowering the cost of health care coverage: Findings from the LLUH BREATHE cohort.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2020Article
- Do Couple-Focused Cessation Messages Increase Motivation to Quit Among Dual-Smoker Couples?Journal of smoking cessation · 2019Article
- The Role of the Subjective Importance of Smoking (SIMS) in Cessation and Abstinence.Journal of smoking cessation · 2019Article
- Comparisons Between Smoking Patterns Among Sexual Minority Females and Males in Romantic Relationships.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2019Article
- Enrollee Characteristics in an Intensive Tobacco Dependence Treatment Program: The Relationship of Race and Sex to Demographic Factors and Tobacco Use Patterns.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
- Causal Spousal Health Spillover Effects and Implications for Program Evaluation.American economic journal. Economic policy · 2017Article
- Characteristics of Cigarette Smoking in Individuals in Smoking Concordant and Smoking Discordant Couples.Couple & family psychology · 2017Article
- A longitudinal study of persistent smoking among HIV-positive gay and bisexual men in primary relationships.Addictive behaviors · 2017Article
- Demographic, Healthcare, and Contextual Factors Associated with Smoking Status Among Sexual Minority Women.LGBT health · 2017Article
- A Qualitative Study of the Barriers to and Facilitators of Smoking Cessation Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Smokers Who Are Interested in Quitting.LGBT health · 2017Article
- Changes in Body Mass Index and Obesity Risk in Married Couples Over 25 Years: The ARIC Cohort Study.American journal of epidemiology · 2016Article
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Abstract
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Studies have shown that smoking status tends to be concordant within spouse pairs. This study aimed to estimate the association of spousal smoking status with quitting smoking in US adults. We analyzed data from 4,500 spouse pairs aged 45-64 years from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study cohort, sampled from 1986 to 1989 from 4 US communities and followed up every 3 years for a total of 9 years. Logistic regression with generalized estimating equations was used to calculate the odds ratio of quitting smoking given that one's spouse is a former smoker or a current smoker compared to a never smoker. Among men and women, being married to a current smoker decreased the odds of quitting smoking (for men, odds ratio (OR) = 0.37, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.29, 0.46; for women, OR = 0.54, 95% CI: 0.43, 0.68). Among women only, being married to a former smoker increased the odds of quitting smoking (OR = 1.26, 95% CI: 1.04, 1.53). In conclusion, spouses of current smokers are less likely to quit, whereas women married to former smokers are more likely to quit. Smoking cessation programs and clinical advice should consider targeting couples rather than individuals.
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