Sociodemographic and Temporal Differences in Menthol Cigarette Use Among US Adults Who Smoke, 1999–2018

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Cheng, Yiling J. ; Tsai, James ; Cornelius, Monica E. ; Mahoney, Margaret ; Neff, Linda J.
• Description:
  Introduction ; Monitoring menthol cigarette use allows for identification of potential health disparities. We examined sociodemographic and temporal differences in menthol cigarette use among US adults who smoke. ; Methods ; We analyzed data from the 1999–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for adults aged 20 years or older who smoke (N = 11,431) using binary logistic regression. ; Results ; Among US adults who smoke, 28.8% used menthol cigarettes. After adjusting for age, sex, race and ethnicity, education, income-to-poverty ratio, and health status, the prevalence of menthol use among adults who smoke increased on average by 3.8% (95% CI, 2.7%–4.9%) annually. Non-Hispanic Black adults had the highest average prevalence of menthol cigarette use, 73.0% (95% CI, 70.9%–75.2%), and Mexican American adults had higher average annual increase in menthol cigarette use, 7.1% (95% CI, 4.0%–10.3%). Adults with fair or poor health status had a 4.3% annual increase in menthol cigarette use (95% CI, 2.5%–6.1%). The adjusted prevalence ratios of menthol cigarette use were 1.61 (95% CI, 1.39–1.83) for adults aged 20–29 years compared with those aged 65 years or older, 1.41 (95% CI, 1.32–1.49) for female adults compared with male adults, and 1.17 (95% CI, 1.07–1.27) for high school graduates or higher compared with those with no high school diploma. ; Conclusion ; Non-Hispanic Black adults who smoke had the highest prevalence of menthol cigarette use among all racial and ethnic groups; the prevalence of menthol cigarette use among adults who smoke increased especially among Mexican American adults, younger adults, and adults who reported fair to poor health status.
• Subjects:
  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Female
  • Menthol
  • Nutrition Surveys
  • Tobacco Products
  • Smoking
  • White
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2024; 21
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd21.230291
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  38547020
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10996389
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  21
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/153443/cdc_153443_DS1.pdf
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  Preventing Chronic Disease
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