The interrelationship among preventive health habits

Kronenfeld, Jennie Jacobs; Goodyear, Nancy; Pate, Russell R.; Blair, Aaron; Howe, Henry F.; Parker, Gwynne M.; Blair, Steven N.

doi:10.1093/her/3.3.317

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“…The present study also provides further evidence that smoking often coexists with other risk behaviors (Klesges et al, 1990;Kronenfed et al, 1988;Sherwood et al, 2000). Those who drank alcohol excessively (binge drinkers) were two times more likely to smoke cigarettes.…”

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confidence: 69%

“…Independent variables in the model included sociodemographic variables, variables on other risk behaviors, the composite acculturated variable, and length of stay in the United States. We included the other behavior-related variables (routine physical, cholesterol checkup, having multiple sex partners, and binge drinking) in the models to adjust for their effect on smoking because previous studies have documented the association of smoking with these risk behaviors (Klesges, Eck, Isabell, Fulliton, & Hanson, 1990;Kronenfed et al, 1988;Sherwood, Hennrikus, Jeffery, Lando, & Murray, 2000).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Prevalence and predictors of smoking behavior among Vietnamese men living in California

Rahman

Luong

Divan

et al. 2005

Nicotine & Tobacco Research

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Vietnamese populations in Vietnam and the United States have a high prevalence of smoking. The associations among behavioral risk factors, acculturation, and smoking among the Vietnamese population living in the United States are not well documented. The present study aimed to identify the factors associated with smoking behavior among Vietnamese men living in Santa Clara County, California. A cross-sectional random-digit-dialed telephone survey was conducted. The sampling frame consisted of 27 Vietnamese surnames from the Santa Clara County telephone directory. A total of 660 adult respondents were interviewed to collect information on general health status, alcohol and tobacco use, HIV/AIDS, sexual behavior, injury control, hypertension, cholesterol screening, and acculturation. Of the 660 adults interviewed, 364 (55.2%) were male and 296 (44.8%) were female. Among males, 31.9% were current smokers, and among females, only one woman reported smoking. Univariate analyses revealed that having less than a college education, having poor English language skills, using Vietnamese at home and with friends, being less acculturated, not having a routine physical or blood cholesterol check, and being a binge drinker were significantly associated with an increased likelihood of smoking. Multivariate analysis revealed two independently associated factors: Respondents who were more acculturated were less likely to smoke (OR = 0.38, 95% CI = 0.18-0.83), and those not having cholesterol checked were more likely to smoke (OR = 2.48, 95% CI = 1.30-4.71). Acculturation level was inversely associated with smoking among Vietnamese adult men in Santa Clara County. Other health risk behaviors coexisted with smoking behavior and should be considered in prevention programs.

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confidence: 69%

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Prevalence and predictors of smoking behavior among Vietnamese men living in California

Rahman

Luong

Divan

et al. 2005

Nicotine & Tobacco Research

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“…These data are coherent with the absence of a one-dimensional structure 10,13 , according to which there should be 2 majority groups within the population; one with completely healthy habits and the other with unhealthy habits. In our case most people exhibit 1 or 2 risk factors, although the proportion of people with three or four factors is also high (close to 20%), but it is distributed with different frequencies for different combinations of aggregation, according to the multidimensional concept of these behavioural habits 11,14 .…”

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confidence: 65%

“…Although lifestyle is treated as a one-dimensional structure, an approach employing diverse methodological options has demonstrated their multidimensionality [10][11][12][13][14] . This means that completely healthy or unhealthy patterns of behaviour are infrequent: most people show various combinations of healthy and unhealthy habits.…”

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Clustering of behavioural risk factors and their association with subjective health

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“…[2][3][4][5] Instead, evidence shows that certain health behaviors are interrelated. For exam-ple, smokers tend to have more negative health habits than nonsmokers.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%