Tobacco impact on quality of life, a cross-sectional study of smokers, snuff-users and non-users of tobacco.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tobacco smoking is a major public health issue, and also affects health-related quality of life. There has been considerable debate as to whether oral moist snuff, a form of tobacco placed in the oral cavity between the upper lip and gum as in sublabial administration, can be considered a safe alternative to smoking. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between health-related quality of life and smoking, snuff use, gender and age.

Method

This cross-sectional study included 674 women and 605 men aged 18 to 65 recruited through a Swedish population database. Subjects completed a questionnaire about tobacco use and the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed for the association between he

SUBMITTER: Wachsmann S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10184321 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature