Longitudinal latent class analysis of tobacco use and correlates among young adults over a 10-year period.

Autor: Sutfin EL; Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, USA. Electronic address: ESutfin@wakehealth.edu., Denlinger-Apte RL; Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, USA., Ross JC; Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, USA., Wagoner KG; Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, USA., Suerken CK; Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine, USA., Spangler J; Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, USA., Wolfson M; Department of Social Medicine, Population, & Public Health, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, USA., Reboussin BA; Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Drug and alcohol dependence [Drug Alcohol Depend] 2022 Jul 01; Vol. 236, pp. 109474. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 28.
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109474
Abstrakt: Introduction: We assessed patterns and correlates, including demographic characteristics, psychological factors, and social role transitions, of young adults' tobacco use over time.
Methods: In the fall of 2010, we recruited a cohort of 3146 students from 11 colleges in North Carolina and Virginia. Participants completed baseline and at least two survey waves between 2010 and 2019.
Results: The sample was 49.8% female, 15.7% non-white, and 6.6% Hispanic. Longitudinal latent class analysis revealed a five-class model with distinct patterns and correlates of tobacco use. Limited Use (52.6% of sample) had minimal use. College-Limited Combustible Tobacco Users (18.6%) had moderate probability of cigarette, cigar, and waterpipe smoking, which decreased to no use post-college. Intermittent Sustained Polytobacco Users (10.9%) had low probability of use that continued post-college. College Polytobacco with Continued Cigarette and E-Cigarette Users (14.5%) had high probability of use of cigarette smoking and increasing probability of e-cigarette, both of which continued post-college. Sustained Polytobacco Users (5.7%) had moderate probability of use of tobacco products across all waves.
Conclusions: Patterns of tobacco use varied considerably. In most classes, tobacco use was highest during freshman year and in three classes, use continued post-college. Prevention activities should focus on first-year students and target those at risk for post-college tobacco use.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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