| Autor: |
Pell, J., Haw, S.J., Cobbe, S.M., Newby, D.E., Pell, A.C.H., Oldroyd, K.G., Murdoch, D., Pringle, S.D., Dunn, F.G., MacIntyre, P.D., Gilbert, T.J., Fischbacher, C.M., Borland, W. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2008 |
| Předmět: |
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| ISSN: |
1469-994X |
| Popis: |
Many studies rely on self-reported smoking status. We hypothesized that patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), a smoking-related condition, would be more prone to misclassify themselves as ex-smokers, because of pressure to quit. We compared patients admitted with ACS with a general population survey conducted in the same country at a similar time. We determined whether ACS patients who classified themselves as ex-smokers (n = 635) were more likely to have cotinine levels suggestive of smoking deception than self-reported ex-smokers in the general population (n = 289). On univariate analysis, the percentage of smoking deceivers was similar among ACS patients and the general population (11% vs. 12%, p = .530). Following adjustment for age, sex and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, ACS patients were significantly more likely to misclassify themselves (adjusted OR = 14.06, 95% CI 2.13-93.01, p = .006). There was an interaction with age whereby the probability of misclassification fell significantly with increasing age in the ACS group (adjusted OR = 0.95, 95% CI 0.93-0.97, p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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