A Longitudinal Analysis of Adolescent Smoking: Using Smoking Status to Differentiate the Influence of Body Weight Measures

Autor/inn/en	Hong, Traci; Johnson, Carolyn
Titel	A Longitudinal Analysis of Adolescent Smoking: Using Smoking Status to Differentiate the Influence of Body Weight Measures
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 83 (2013) 5, S.314-321 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12033
Schlagwörter	Body Weight; Smoking; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Longitudinal Studies; Adolescents; Student Surveys; Interviews; Predictor Variables; Least Squares Statistics; Student Attitudes; Correlation; High School Students; Multivariate Analysis; Regression (Statistics); Louisiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpergewicht; Rauchen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Schülerbefragung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Prädiktor; Schülerverhalten; Korrelation; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Multivariate Analyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	Background: Previous research has reported mixed results on the association between body weight measures (ie, perception of weight and weight loss goal) and cigarette smoking prevalence--and how these associations vary by sex and race. This longitudinal study assessed the relationship between these 2 body weight measures and smoking prevalence by smoking status (ie, nonsmoker, former smoker, smoker). Methods: Panel data of adolescents (N = 1592) from Louisiana schools completed survey interviews in the 9th grade and again in the 12th grade. Three separate ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analyses were conducted based on respondents' smoking status in the 9th grade: nonsmoker, former smoker, and smoker. The dependent variable, smoking prevalence was assessed in the 12th grade. Results: Among nonsmokers, weight loss goal was associated with smoking in the 12th grade. Among former smokers, the association between weight loss goal and smoking varied by sex. Girls who reported the goal to lose weight smoked more than their male counterparts. In contrast, among those who did not have the goal of losing weight, boys smoked more than girls. Among adolescents who were already smokers in the 9th grade, weight loss goal was not significantly associated with smoking prevalence. Conclusion: Differences in the association between weight-related variables and smoking prevalence may be attributed, in part, to smoking status. School-based smoking interventions should target nonsmokers and female former smokers who desire weight loss. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10