Estimating Prevalence of Premium or Traditional Cigar 
Use and User Characteristics Based on Varying Definitions of Use.

Autor: Ganz O; Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, 303 George Street, Suite 500, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.; Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health, 683 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA., Villanti AC; Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, 303 George Street, Suite 500, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.; Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health, 683 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA., Young WJ; Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, 303 George Street, Suite 500, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA., Mays D; Department of Internal Medicine, Wexner Medical Center, Center for Tobacco Research, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Starling-Loving Hall, 320 W 10th Ave b302, Columbus, OH 43210, USA., Bover Manderski MT; Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, 303 George Street, Suite 500, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.; Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, 683 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA., Delnevo CD; Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, 303 George Street, Suite 500, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.; Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health, 683 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco [Nicotine Tob Res] 2023 Jul 28; Vol. 25 (Suppl_1), pp. S33-S38.
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntad011
Abstrakt: Background: Premium cigar use is infrequent compared with the use of other tobacco products, including other cigar types (eg, cigarillos), though current measurement methods for premium cigar use have limitations. Accordingly, prevalence estimates from existing surveillance studies likely underestimate the true prevalence of premium cigar use.
Aims and Methods: Using an online convenience sample of adults (ages 18-45 years) surveyed in February 2022, we examined premium or traditional cigar prevalence and characterized users based on four definitions of use: (1) past-year use, (2) past 30-day use, (3) use every day or some days, and (4) use every day, some days, or rarely, using a novel, one-item measure. We examined demographics, cigar use behaviors, and other tobacco product use for each definition and conducted sensitivity analyses using cigar brands.
Results: Prevalence estimates ranged from 1.8% using Definition 3 to 11.6% using Definition 1. Regardless of definition, premium or traditional cigar users were largely male, white, and aged 25-45 years. A large proportion of users based on Definition 3 were aged 25-34 years, had a regular premium cigar brand, smoked cigars on more than one day in the past month, used cannabis in the past month, and reported perceiving premium cigars as less harmful compared with cigarettes.
Discussion: Prevalence estimates of premium or traditional cigar use varied by more than fivefold based on the definition of use and user characteristics varied by definition. Existing national surveys are likely underestimating the prevalence and patterns of premium cigar use.
Implications: Given that the negative health effects of premium cigars vary based on how the cigars are used (eg, frequency or duration), as well as co-use with other tobacco products and substances (eg, alcohol and cannabis), accurate measurement of these products is important for understanding patterns of use and their impact on public health.
(© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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