Trends in cigarette smoking prevalence and status among U.S. adults with disabilities, 2015-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The prevalence of current cigarette smoking is higher in people with disabilities compared to those without. However, little is known about smoking status and trends in smoking by disability functioning domain.

Methods

Data from the 2015-2019 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health were used to estimate the prevalence of past-month and daily cigarette smoking, former smoking, and nicotine dependence for people with any disability and six disability functioning domains. Logistic regression models estimated the odds of each outcome by disability domain compared to no disability, adjusting for sociodemographic factors.

Results

From 2015-2019, the overall prevalence of current cigarette smoking (23.3% vs. 16.7%) and the proportion of those with nicotine depen

SUBMITTER: Schulz JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9930180 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature