Burden of current and past smoking across 28 European countries in 2017: A cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Most studies use the prevalence of current smoking as an indicator to quantify the burden of smoking. However, length and intensity of smoking, as well as time since cessation for former smokers are also known to impact smoking-related health risks. The aim of this study was to quantify and compare the burden of smoking across the European Union (EU) using a range of smoking burden indicators.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from the March 2017 Eurobarometer 87.1 (n=27901, people aged ≥15 years) in 28 European Union Member States (EU MS) and the Tobacco Control Scale. We defined five indicators of smoking burden including the prevalence of current and ever smoking, length of smoking, pack-years, and discounted pack-years, and ranked EU

SUBMITTER: Teshima A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9194927 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature