Tobacco Use and 12-Month Suicidality Among Adults in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To examine how 12-month prevalences of suicidality vary by tobacco use.

Methods

Data were from 325 800 adults who participated in the 2008-2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Descriptive analyses and multivariable multinomial logistic regression models were applied.

Results

Among adults aged 18 or older in the United States during 2008-2014, 27.4% (annual average, standard error [SE] = 0.14%) were never tobacco users, 38.8% (SE = 0.17%) were former tobacco users, 5.9% (SE = 0.07%) were past-year users of other types of tobacco (non-cigarette), 20.2% (SE = 0.13%) were past-year cigarette-only users, and 7.7% (SE = 0.07%) were past-year users of cigarettes plus other types of tobacco; 2.6% (SE = 0.04%) had suicidal ideation only, 0.7% (SE = 0.02%)

SUBMITTER: Han B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6383589 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature