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Estimated prevalence and trends in smoking among adolescents in South Korea, 2005-2021: a nationwide serial study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although smoking is classified as a risk factor for severe COVID-19 outcomes, there is a scarcity of studies on prevalence of smoking during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, this study aims to analyze the trends of prevalence of smoking in adolescents over the COVID-19 pandemic period.

Methods

The present study used data from middle to high school adolescents between 2005 and 2021 who participated in the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBS). We evaluated the smoking prevalence (ever or daily) by year groups and estimated the slope in smoking prevalence before and during the pandemic.

Results

A total of 1,137,823 adolescents participated in the study [mean age, 15.04 years [95% confidence interval (CI) 15.03-15.06]; and male, 52.4% (95% CI 51.7-53.1)]. The prevalence of ever smokers was 27.7% (95% CI 27.3-28.1) between 2005 and 2008 but decreased to 9.8% (95% CI 9.3-10.3) in 2021. A consistent trend was found in daily smokers, as the estimates decreased from 5.4% (95% CI 5.2-5.6) between 2005 and 2008 to 2.3% (95% CI 2.1-2.5) in 2021. However, the downward slope in the overall prevalence of ever smokers and daily smokers became less pronounced in the COVID-19 pandemic period than in the pre-pandemic period. In the subgroup with substance use, the decreasing slope in daily smokers was significantly more pronounced during the pandemic than during the pre-pandemic period.

Conclusions

The proportion of ever smokers and daily smokers showed a less pronounced decreasing trend during the pandemic. The findings of our study provide an overall understanding of the pandemic's impact on smoking prevalence in adolescents. Supplementary file2 (MP4 64897 KB).

SUBMITTER: Shin H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9842213 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Estimated prevalence and trends in smoking among adolescents in South Korea, 2005-2021: a nationwide serial study.

Shin Hyoin H Park Sangil S Yon Hyunju H Ban Chae Yeon CY Turner Stephen S Cho Seong Ho SH Shin Youn Ho YH Shin Jung U JU Koyanagi Ai A Jacob Louis L Smith Lee L Min Chanyang C Lee Young Joo YJ Kim So Young SY Lee Jinseok J Kwon Rosie R Koo Min Ji MJ Fond Guillaume G Boyer Laurent L Hahn Jong Woo JW Kim Namwoo N Rhee Sang Youl SY Shin Jae Il JI Woo Ho Geol HG Park Hyeowon H Kim Hyeon Jin HJ Lee Yoonsung Y Kim Man S MS Lefkir Eléa E Hadalin Vlasta V Choi Jungwoo J Lee Seung Won SW Yon Dong Keon DK Kim Sunyoung S

World journal of pediatrics : WJP 20230116 4

<h4>Background</h4>Although smoking is classified as a risk factor for severe COVID-19 outcomes, there is a scarcity of studies on prevalence of smoking during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, this study aims to analyze the trends of prevalence of smoking in adolescents over the COVID-19 pandemic period.<h4>Methods</h4>The present study used data from middle to high school adolescents between 2005 and 2021 who participated in the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBS). We evaluated the s ...[more]

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