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- Title
Association Between Anxiety and Smoking in a Sample of Urban Black Men.
- Authors
Collins, Bradley N.; Lepore, Stephen J.
- Abstract
Background Anxiety and smoking associations have been examined previously, but not in high risk populations of smokers, such as black males, who bear an excess burden of smoking-related illnesses. Methods This study assessed the relation between self-reported smoking status and anxiety using data collected by structured telephone interviews with a sample of 430 black, middle-aged males participating in an ongoing cancer prevention trial. Results There was a significant association between anxiety caseness and smoking ( p = .006), with more probable cases among current smokers. A priori t-tests showed that current smokers had greater anxiety than former and nonsmokers ( p’s = 0.02). Among current smokers, greater anxiety was associated with heavier smoking ( p = .008), an association not present among former smokers. Discussion This study could guide future experimental studies examining smoking-anxiety associations and inform intervention strategies addressing anxiety in underserved nicotine dependent populations with high tobacco-related risks.
- Subjects
UNITED States; AFRICAN American men; ANXIETY; SMOKING; CITY dwellers; HEALTH of minorities; HEALTH
- Publication
Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health, 2009, Vol 11, Issue 1, p29
- ISSN
1557-1912
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10903-008-9164-0