Use of Mentholated Cigarettes and Likelihood of Smoking Cessation in the United States: A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Previous qualitative reviews have summarized evidence of an association between menthol cigarette use and likelihood of smoking cessation. The objective of this meta-analysis was to provide a quantitative summary of effect sizes, their variability, and factors related to the variability in effect size for the association between menthol use and likelihood of smoking cessation.

Methods

We systematically searched Medline, PsycINFO, and Embase for prospective and cross-sectional studies of the association between menthol use and smoking cessation. We analyzed data with random effects meta-analyses and meta-regression.

Results

Our review identified 22 reports from 19 studies of the association between menthol use and cessation. All identified study samples in

SUBMITTER: Smith PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7161928 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature