Comparison of personal characteristics, tobacco use, and health states in Chaldean, Arab American, and non-Middle Eastern white adults [corrected] [published erratum appears in J IMMIGRANT MINORITY HEALTH 2009 Aug;11(4):318].

Autor:	Jamil H, Templin T, Fakhouri M, Rice VH, Khouri R, Fakhouri H
Předmět:	ASSYRIANS STATISTICS ANALYSIS of variance ARABS AGE distribution HEALTH status indicators LANGUAGE & languages RACE COMPARATIVE studies SEX distribution SOCIOECONOMIC factors SURVEYS CHI-squared test DESCRIPTIVE statistics SMOKING WHITE people STATISTICAL sampling LOGISTIC regression analysis MARITAL status DATA analysis METROPOLITAN areas EDUCATIONAL attainment TOBACCO
Zdroj:	Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health; Aug2009, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p310-317, 8p
Abstrakt:	This study compared and contrasted personal characteristics, tobacco use (cigarette and water pipe smoking), and health states in Chaldean, Arab American and non-Middle Eastern white adults attending an urban community service center. The average age was 39.4 (SD = 14.2). The three groups differed significantly (P < .006) on ethnicity, age, gender distribution, marital status, language spoken, education, employment, and annual income. Current cigarette smoking was highest for non-Middle Eastern white adults (35.4%) and current water pipe smoking was highest for Arab Americans (3.6%). Arab Americans were more likely to smoke both cigarettes and the narghile (4.3%). Health problems were highest among former smokers in all three ethnic groups. Being male, older, unmarried, and non-Middle Eastern white predicted current cigarette smoking; being Arab or Chaldean and having less formal education predicted current water pipe use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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