Nicotine/tobacco use disparities among transgender and gender diverse adults: Findings from wave 4 PATH data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) populations have current cigarette/e-cigarette/cigar use rates ranging from 32.6% to 39.7%. Importantly, while some studies have reported tobacco use as significantly higher among TGD versus cisgender individuals in multivariate analyses, others have reported no significant differences. The present study used data from wave 4 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study, a large, nationally representative U.S. study, to examine relationships among sociodemographic characteristics, internal and external factors, and tobacco use behaviors, with a focus on TGD individuals.

Methods

Data were from 33,628 adults from the PATH study's wave 4 (collected December 2016-January 2018). Multivariable logistic regression m

SUBMITTER: Sawyer AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8885914 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature