| Autor: |
Giuseppe Vittorio De Socio, Marta Pasqualini, Elena Ricci, Paolo Maggi, Giancarlo Orofino, Nicola Squillace, Barbara Menzaghi, Giordano Madeddu, Lucia Taramasso, Daniela Francisci, Paolo Bonfanti, Francesca Vichi, Marco dell’Omo, Luca Pieroni, On behalf of CISAI study group |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1471-2458 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12889-020-08862-8 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Tobacco use is a leading cause of preventable diseases and death for all individuals, even more so for people living with HIV (PLWH), due to their status of chronic inflammation. To date, in Italy no study was performed to compare smoking habits in PLWH and the general population. We aimed to investigate smoking habits in PLWH, as compared to the general population. Methods Multi-center cross-sectional study. Smoking habits were compared between PLWH and the general population. PLWH were enrolled in the STOPSHIV Study. The comparison group from the general population was derived from a survey performed by the National Statistics Institute (ISTAT), with a stratified random sampling procedure matching 2:1 general population subjects with PLWH by age class, sex, and macro-area of residence. Results The total sample consisted of 1087 PLWH (age 47.9 ± 10.8 years, male 73.5%) and 2218 comparable subjects from the general population. Prevalence of current smokers was 51.6% vs 25.9% (p 20 cigarettes per day) (aOR = 4.84; 95% CI = 3.74–6.27; p |
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