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T1 - Smoking among adults with and without disabilities in the UK
AU - Emerson, Eric Broughton
N1 - This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Public Health following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Eric Emerson; Smoking among adults with and without disabilities in the UK, Journal of Public Health, Volume 40, Issue 4, 1 December 2018, Pages e502–e509, https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy062 is available online at: https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/40/4/e502/4958209
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - Background The health risks of cigarette smoking are well established. As a result, reducing cigarette smoking is a key concern for publichealth agencies. Little is known about rates of smoking among adults with disabilities.Methods Secondary analysis of data collected in Waves 2 and 7 of ‘Understanding Society’, an annual household panel study.Results Age and gender adjusted odds ratios (AORs) of adults with disabilities smoking increased significantly from 1.41 (1.33–1.49) in2010–12 to 1.57 (1.45–1.70) in 2015–17 (P = 0.032). AORs of adults with disabilities smoking 20 or more cigarettes a day increased nonsignificantly from 1.83 (1.66–2.02) in 2010–12 to 1.90 (1.65–2.20) in 2015–17. These changes were evident for both men and women andacross age groups. Additionally adjusting these estimates to take account of between group differences in socioeconomic position significantlyreduced the AORs for both smoking outcomes. Changes over time in AORs reflected a more rapid decline in smoking among participantswithout a disability.Conclusions Adults with disabilities are more likely than their peers to smoke. Public health agencies and practitioners may wish to considerwhat reasonable adjustments may need to be made to policies and interventions to ensure that they are effective for adults with disabilities.
AB - Background The health risks of cigarette smoking are well established. As a result, reducing cigarette smoking is a key concern for publichealth agencies. Little is known about rates of smoking among adults with disabilities.Methods Secondary analysis of data collected in Waves 2 and 7 of ‘Understanding Society’, an annual household panel study.Results Age and gender adjusted odds ratios (AORs) of adults with disabilities smoking increased significantly from 1.41 (1.33–1.49) in2010–12 to 1.57 (1.45–1.70) in 2015–17 (P = 0.032). AORs of adults with disabilities smoking 20 or more cigarettes a day increased nonsignificantly from 1.83 (1.66–2.02) in 2010–12 to 1.90 (1.65–2.20) in 2015–17. These changes were evident for both men and women andacross age groups. Additionally adjusting these estimates to take account of between group differences in socioeconomic position significantlyreduced the AORs for both smoking outcomes. Changes over time in AORs reflected a more rapid decline in smoking among participantswithout a disability.Conclusions Adults with disabilities are more likely than their peers to smoke. Public health agencies and practitioners may wish to considerwhat reasonable adjustments may need to be made to policies and interventions to ensure that they are effective for adults with disabilities.
U2 - 10.1093/pubmed/fdy062
DO - 10.1093/pubmed/fdy062
M3 - Journal article
VL - 40
SP - 502
EP - 509
JO - Journal of Public Health
JF - Journal of Public Health
SN - 1741-3842
IS - 4
ER -