A Group-Based Modeling Approach to Identify Developmental Trajectories of Nicotine Dependence Among Lebanese Adolescents Waterpipe Smokers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adolescence represents a critical period in which nicotine dependence (ND) symptoms are developing. Little is known about waterpipe (WP) smoking and developmental trajectories of ND criteria across adolescence.

Aims and methods

Here, we aimed to identify ND trajectories from early- to late-adolescence in current (past 30 days) WP smokers and examine baseline correlates of each identified trajectory, using the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10). The analytical sample consisted of 278 current WP smokers from eight waves of an ongoing longitudinal cohort of eighth to ninth graders in Lebanon. Group-based trajectory modeling was estimated to identify trajectory classes for ICD-10-ND criteria over ages 11-18.

Results

A group-based

SUBMITTER: Ebrahimi Kalan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8825565 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature