Evaluating the predictive value of measures of susceptibility to tobacco and alternative tobacco products.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The "cigarette susceptibility index" has been adapted for other products, yet, the validity of these adapted measures-particularly among youth who have used other tobacco products-has not been evaluated.

Methods

We used prospective data from the Southern California Children's Health Study to evaluate the association of questionnaire measures assessing susceptibility to e-cigarette, cigarette, hookah and cigar/cigarillo/little cigar use at wave 1 (W1; 11th/12th grade) with subsequent initiation between W1 and W2 (16 months later, N = 1453). We additionally examined whether each effect estimate differed by use of other tobacco products at W1.

Results

Odds ratios, attributable risk%, and risk differences for product initiation among susceptible vs. non-suscept

SUBMITTER: Barrington-Trimis JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6579690 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature