ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2023
The Epidemiology of Smoking in Older Adults: A National Cohort Study.
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- Demographic Trends and Disparities in Cigarette Consumption Among U.S. Older Adults, 2006-2022.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
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- Predictors of cigarette smoking frequency among European adolescents aged 13-15: the critical role of parental smoking and age of initiation.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Engagement in Modifiable Lifestyle Behaviors and Racial-Ethnic Differences in Dementia Risk.Journal of aging and health · 2025Article
- The effects of community education on tobacco use among older adults in China.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Article
- Cannabis Use Patterns and Co-Use of Alcohol and Nicotine in Adults Over 50 by Demographic Factors and Medical Cannabis Use.Cannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.) · 2025Article
- Smoking trends in Poland (2012-2021)-insights from the comprehensive cardiovascular risk prevention program.Frontiers in public health · 2025Observational
- Cross-sectional personal network analysis of adult smoking in rural areas.Royal Society open science · 2024Article
- High cotinine levels as an associated factor with frailty status in older adults: evidence from the NHANES study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- The overall and smoking-attributable burden of multiple sclerosis among older adults aged 65-89 years from 1990 to 2019 and predictions to 2040.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Effect of Donor Cigarette Smoking in Kidney Transplantation: Re-Evaluation of Long-Term Outcomes.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2024Article
- New medications development for smoking cessation.Addiction neuroscience · 2023Article
- Evaluating smoking cessation interventions in China's primary care facility networks for hypertensive patients aged 45 years and older: A retrospective cohort study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundOlder smokers account for the greatest tobacco-related morbidity and mortality in the USA, while quitting smoking remains the single most effective preventive health intervention for reducing the risk of smoking-related illness. Yet, knowledge about patterns of smoking and smoking cessation in older adults is lacking.
objectiveAssess trends in prevalence of cigarette smoking between 1998 and 2018 and identify patterns and predictors of smoking cessation in US older adults.
designRetrospective cohort study
participantsIndividuals aged 55+ enrolled in the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study, 1998-2018 MAIN MEASURES: Current smoking was assessed with the question: "Do you smoke cigarettes now?" Quitting smoking was defined as having at least two consecutive waves (between 2 and 4 years) in which participants who were current smokers in 1998 reported they were not currently smoking in subsequent waves. KEY
resultsAge-adjusted smoking prevalence decreased from 15.9% in 1998 (95% confidence interval (CI) 15.2, 16.7) to 11.2% in 2018 (95% CI 10.4, 12.1). Among 2187 current smokers in 1998 (mean age 64, 56% female), 56% of those living to age 90 had a sustained period of smoking cessation. Smoking less than 10 cigarettes/day was strongly associated with an increased likelihood of quitting smoking (subdistribution hazard ratio 2.3; 95% CI 1.9, 2.8), compared to those who smoked more than 20 cigarettes/day.
conclusionsSmoking prevalence among older persons has declined and substantial numbers of older smokers succeed in quitting smoking for a sustained period. These findings highlight the need for continued aggressive efforts at tobacco cessation among older persons.
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