ArticleBMJ open2024
Thirty-six-year trends (1986-2022) in cigarette smoking and snus use in northern Sweden: a cross-sectional study.
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- Incidence, survival, and prevalence trends for myocardial infarction, stroke, hip fracture, and cancer across Swedish birth cohorts: a population-based register study.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2026Article
- Parity, body mass index, smoking and risk of rheumatoid arthritis: data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health.BMC rheumatology · 2026Article
- Self-reported oral health outcomes after switching to a novel nicotine pouch technology: a pilot study.Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2025Observational
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine the 36-year trends in tobacco use in northern Sweden. DESIGN AND OUTCOME MEASURE: Cross-sectional analysis of the eight population-based surveys that constitute the northern Sweden MONICA study (1986, 1990, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2022). Cigarette smoking and snus use were self-reported via questionnaires, and age-adjusted percentages of cigarette smoking (including occasional use) and snus use were calculated via logit models.
settingGeneral population of Norrbotten and Västerbotten (the two northernmost counties of Sweden).
participants6678 women and 6320 men, aged 25 to 74 years, were included for analysis. A total of 191 participants were excluded due to missing data on either cigarette smoking or snus use.
resultsCigarette smoking decreased on a survey-to-survey basis, reaching a minimum in 2022 of 4.9% among men and 9.7% among women, corresponding to a percentage point change of 26.3 and 20.8, respectively, compared with 1986 (p
conclusionsA substantial decline in cigarette smoking has occurred over time in northern Sweden, particularly among men and more notably in Västerbotten. In contrast, snus use has become increasingly common in both sexes and in both counties.
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