Association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and smoking behaviors in adult offspring.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSP) is associated with offspring smoking. However, there is still scant evidence to support the association between MSP and smoking behaviors in adult offspring.

Methods

This is a prospective cohort study based on the UK Biobank. Maternal smoking around birth was reported by the offspring through a questionnaire. Participants with unknown maternal smoking status were classified as having missing values. Logistic regression, linear regression and negative binomial regression models were used to estimate the associations of exposure to maternal smoking around birth with four outcomes of offspring smoking behaviors, including smoking status, age started smoking, pack years of smoking, and number of unsuccessful stop-smoking attempt

SUBMITTER: Yang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11985817 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature