Cigarette Smoking and the Role of Menthol in Tobacco Use Inequalities for Sexual Minorities.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cigarette smoking is disproportionately common among sexual minorities. While menthol market share has increased in the past decade, research on menthol cigarette smoking among sexual minorities is scant. For this study, we examined menthol cigarette smoking in the United States, by sex and sexual identity using a nationally representative sample of adults.

Aims and methods

We pooled data from the 2015-2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. We used chi-square tests and multivariable logistic regression models to examine (1) past 30-day cigarette use, (2) past 30-day menthol use, and (3) menthol preference among adults who have smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days for the following groups: heterosexual/straight males, heterosexual/straight females, gay mal

SUBMITTER: Ganz O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8562358 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature