Predictors of smokeless tobacco initiation in a young adult military cohort

Jon O. Ebbert; C. Keith Haddock; Mark Vander Weg; Robert C. Klesges; Walker S.C. Poston; Margaret DeBon

doi:10.5993/AJHB.30.1.10

Predictors of smokeless tobacco initiation in a young adult military cohort

Jon O. Ebbert, C. Keith Haddock, Mark Vander Weg, Robert C. Klesges, Walker S.C. Poston, Margaret DeBon

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Objective: To identify predictors of smokeless tobacco (ST) initiation among young adults. Methods: A military cohort (N= 28,229) was analyzed to identify variables associated with ST initiation. Results: Baseline current cigarette smoking at baseline was a strong predictor for any ST use (OR 3.88; 95% CI: 3.33-4.52) and daily ST use (OR 3.01, 2.34-3.88) as was experimental ST use for any (OR 2.39, 2.09-2.73) and daily ST use (OR 2.41, 1.93-3.01). Conclusions: Smoking and previous ST use are strong predictors for ST use in adults. Research is needed to characterize ST initiation and changes in smoking behavior over time.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	103-112
Number of pages	10
Journal	American Journal of Health Behavior
Volume	30
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.30.1.10
State	Published - 2006

Keywords

Cohort studies
Military personnel
Risk factors
Smokeless
Smoking
Tobacco

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Health(social science)
Social Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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