Trends in Cigarette Smoking among Middle-Aged Lithuanian Subjects Participating in the Primary Prevention Program between 2009 and 2016
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Sample Characteristics
3.2. Trends in Prevalence of Smoking
3.3. Trends in Smoking Cessation Activity
3.4. Trends in Smoking Intensity
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Risk Factor | Smoking Men | Non-Smoking Men | ||
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Frequency | % (95% CI) | Frequency | % (95% CI) | |
Arterial hypertension | 7227 | 46.43 (45.65–47.22) | 11188 | 48.97 (48.32–49.62) |
Dyslipidemia | 13469 | 86.54 (85.99–87.07) | 19934 | 87.25 (86.81–87.68) |
Diabetes mellitus | 1574 | 10.11 (9.64–10.6) | 2365 | 10.35 (9.96–10.75) |
Obesity | 3803 | 24.43 (23.76–25.12) | 7050 | 30.86 (30.26–31.46) |
Smoking Women | Non-Smoking Women | |||
Arterial hypertension | 3057 | 54.07 (52.76–55.37) | 28845 | 59.71 (59.27–60.15) |
Dyslipidemia | 5234 | 92.57 (91.86–93.24) | 44256 | 91.61 (91.36–91.86) |
Diabetes mellitus | 622 | 11 (10.2–11.85) | 5336 | 11.05 (10.77–11.33) |
Obesity | 2690 | 47.58 (46.27–48.89) | 26865 | 55.61 (55.17–56.06) |
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Rinkūnienė, E.; Petrulionienė, Ž.; Dženkevičiūtė, V.; Gimžauskaitė, S.; Mainelis, A.; Puronaitė, R.; Jucevičienė, A.; Gargalskaitė, U.; Laucevičius, A. Trends in Cigarette Smoking among Middle-Aged Lithuanian Subjects Participating in the Primary Prevention Program between 2009 and 2016. Medicina 2019, 55, 130. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55050130
Rinkūnienė E, Petrulionienė Ž, Dženkevičiūtė V, Gimžauskaitė S, Mainelis A, Puronaitė R, Jucevičienė A, Gargalskaitė U, Laucevičius A. Trends in Cigarette Smoking among Middle-Aged Lithuanian Subjects Participating in the Primary Prevention Program between 2009 and 2016. Medicina. 2019; 55(5):130. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55050130
Chicago/Turabian StyleRinkūnienė, Egidija, Žaneta Petrulionienė, Vilma Dženkevičiūtė, Silvija Gimžauskaitė, Antanas Mainelis, Roma Puronaitė, Agnė Jucevičienė, Urtė Gargalskaitė, and Aleksandras Laucevičius. 2019. "Trends in Cigarette Smoking among Middle-Aged Lithuanian Subjects Participating in the Primary Prevention Program between 2009 and 2016" Medicina 55, no. 5: 130. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55050130