Patterns of smoking initiation during adolescence and young adulthood in South-West China: findings of the National Nutrition and Health Survey (2010-2012).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to understand the age patterns of smoking initiation during adolescence and young adulthood in South-West China, where the prevalence of tobacco use is reported as the highest in the country.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

The data were derived from the China National Nutrition and Health Survey in Yunnan Province, South-West China (2010-2012).

Participants

A total of 4801 participants aged 15-65 years were included.

Primary outcome measures

A survival model was used to estimate the hazard of smoking initiation by age and log-rank test was used to compare the hazard curves across subgroups (men/women, urban/rural, Han Chinese/ethnic minority).

Results

The prevalence of current smoking among men and women were 60.

SUBMITTER: Zhang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5988072 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature