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ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2023

Is perception reality? Associations among "light" cigarettes and number of cigarettes smoked per day.

Roberta Freitas-Lemos, Allison N Tegge, Liqa N Athamneh, Yu-Hua Yeh, William H Craft, Jeffrey S Stein, Tracy T Smith, Irina Stepanov, Vaughan W Rees, K Michael Cummings and 4 more

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Article in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Roberta Freitas-LemosFralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, Roanoke, VA, USA.
Allison N TeggeFralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, Roanoke, VA, USA; Department of Statistics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Liqa N AthamnehFralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, Roanoke, VA, USA.
Yu-Hua YehFralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, Roanoke, VA, USA.
William H CraftFralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, Roanoke, VA, USA.
Jeffrey S SteinFralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, Roanoke, VA, USA.
Tracy T SmithPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Irina StepanovDivision of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Vaughan W ReesDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard University T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
K Michael CummingsPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Richard J O'ConnorDepartment of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Peter G ShieldsJames Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Dorothy K HatsukamiDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Warren K BickelFralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, Roanoke, VA, USA. Electronic address: wkbickel@vtc.vt.edu.

Funding

Project 4: Effects of cigarette filter ventilation on cigarette appeal and preferences for combusted and noncombusted tobacco productsP01CA217806 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI HATSUKAMI, DOROTHY K, SHIELDS, PETER G. · 2017 to 2022
$12.6M
Constituent yields and biomarkers of exposure for tobacco product regulationR01CA179246 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI STEPANOV, IRINA · 2013 to 2017
$2.1M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA217806NCI NIH HHS R01 CA179246
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCigarette filter ventilation and light descriptors are associated with lowered perceptions of risk and smoking more cigarettes per day (CPD). This study examined the relationship between usual cigarette ventilation, perception, and CPD.

methodsA crowdsourced sample (N = 995) of individuals who smoke higher-ventilated (=>20% ventilation) or lower-ventilated (=<10% ventilation) cigarettes identified their usual cigarette as "light" or "full flavor", and reported their average CPD.

resultsWe found: 1) no association between ventilation status and perception of light versus full flavor (AUC=0.58), with the inaccurate perception being more prevalent in younger individuals (p = 0.041) and those who smoke L&M (73%, p < 0.001) and Camel (61%, p = 0.006) brands; and 2) perception, but not ventilation of usual cigarette, was significantly associated with CPD (p = 0.006), with individuals who perceived their cigarettes as light reporting an average of 13% more cigarettes per day (2.6 CPD), compared to those who perceived their cigarette as full flavor.

conclusionsPerceptions of light versus full-flavor, but not ventilation status, predicted CPD. These findings may inform anti-smoking health communication strategies and smoking cessation interventions. IMPLICATIONS: Tobacco control policies should eradicate the perception of cigarettes as light or full-flavored. Future research investigating the associations between cigarette filter ventilation and smoking behavior should consider the confounding effects that may lie in an individual's perceptions of their cigarettes.

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Cigarette SmokingTobacco ProductsPerceptionCigarette descriptorsFilter ventilationFull flavor cigarettesLight cigarettesPerceptions

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PMID36642000
PMCPMC10081565

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