Did smoking behavior change in adolescents and young adults with and without diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic? A cohort study from the DPV registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smoking is a risk factor for cardiovascular complications and can promote a severe course of COVID-19 infection. The aim of this study was to compare smoking habits of young people with diabetes with the general population.

Methods

We analyzed smoking behavior in the Diabetes Prospective Follow-up Registry (DPV) cohort (type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) from Germany and T1D from Austria aged 14-24 years) and compared it to data from the German survey on smoking behavior (DEBRA study) of the general population. Data were aggregated per year and patient for 2016-2023. Logistic regression models adjusted for gender and migration background were calculated stratified by age groups (14-17; 18-24 years), taking repeated measurements into account. Smoking behavior b

SUBMITTER: Warncke K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11948826 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature