Using the emergency department to investigate smoking in young adults.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Smoking in young adults identifies the population at risk for future tobacco-related disease. We investigated smoking in a young adult population and within high-risk groups using emergency department (ED) data in a metropolitan area.

Methods

Using the electronic health record, we performed a retrospective study of smoking in adults aged 18-30 years presenting to the ED.

Results

Smoking status was available for 55,777 subjects (90.9% of the total ED cohort); 60.8% were women, 55.0% were black, 35.3% were white, and 8.1% were Hispanic; 34.4% were uninsured. Most smokers used cigarettes (95.1%). Prevalence of current smoking was 21.7% for women and 42.5% for men. The electronic health record contains data about diagnosis and social history that can be used to in

SUBMITTER: Kantrow SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6510949 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature