Childhood cigarette smoking is associated with health-related quality of life in older US adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Childhood smoking onset is associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), independent of current smoking and smoking history. Its association with lower quality of life has not been tested. We examined the association between childhood smoking and measures of global health among older US adults.

Methods

This study involved a cross-sectional survey of US adults ≥40 years (n=7056) from Wave 5 (2019) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study. Ever smokers were asked when they began smoking regularly. Weighted multivariable analysis assessed onset of regular smoking at age of <15 years as a risk factor for lower Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Global Physical and Mental Health (GPH and GMH) scores, adjusting for

SUBMITTER: Ozga JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12285645 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature