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ArticleSultan Qaboos University medical journal2022

Predictors of Nicotine Dependence Among Adult Male Midwakh and Cigarette Smokers.

Shatha Al Sharbatti, Rizwana B Shaikh, Jayadevan Sreedharan, Jayakumary Muttappallymyalil, Michael Weizman

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Article in Sultan Qaboos University medical journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. A literature review addressing midwakh and e-cigarette use in the Gulf region.The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Shatha Al SharbattiDepartment of Community Medicine, Gulf University, Ajman, UAE.
Rizwana B ShaikhDepartment of Community Medicine, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi, India.
Jayadevan SreedharanDepartment of Community Medicine, Gulf University, Ajman, UAE.
Jayakumary MuttappallymyalilDepartment of Community Medicine, Gulf University, Ajman, UAE.
Michael WeizmanDepartment of Paediatrics, New York University, New York, USA.
Gulf Medical University · AEKarnataka Institute of Medical Sciences · INNew York University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from September to December 2015 in Ajman, UAE. A convenience sampling strategy was implemented to recruit adult male smokers aged ≥18 years who exclusively smoked either cigarettes or Results: Of the 88 adult male smokers included in the study, 40 (45.5%) were cigarette smokers and 48 (54.5%) smoked Conclusion: Type of smoking and CO level were found to be significant predictors of nicotine dependence among adult male smokers. In particular, greater dependency was observed among

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Tobacco ProductsTobacco Use DisorderAdolescentAdultCotinineCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMaleSmokersCotinineAddictive BehavioursCarbon MonoxideCigarette SmokingCotinineNicotineRisk AssessmentTobacco UseUnited Arab Emirates

Identifiers

PMID35673287
PMCPMC9155043
OpenAlexW3153237016

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