Weight Status, Quality of Life, and Cigarette Smoking Among Adolescents in Washington State

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• Personal Author:
  Bell JF ; Edwards TC ; Patrick DL ; Wang H-M ; Bell JF ; Edwards TC ; Patrick DL ; Wang H-M
• Description:
  Purpose: We examine age- and sex-specific associations between weight status and intensity of cigarette smoking in a large sample of adolescents. Additionally, we test whether quality of life (QOL) and weight control behaviors (i.e., trying to lose, gain, or stay the same weight) mediate the association. Methods We used cross-sectional data from the 2010 Washington State Healthy Youth Survey collected in grades 8, 10, and 12 (n = 11,222). Multinomial logistic regression was used to model cigarette smoking (none, light, frequent) as a function of weight status, weight control behaviors, and QOL by sex and age. Indirect effects of presumed mediators were assessed using the product of coefficients approach. Results: Weight status was not associated with smoking. Trying to stay the same weight was associated with lower odds of light smoking for younger girls (OR = 0.25; 95 % CI = 0.08, 0.84), whereas trying to lose weight was associated with higher odds of light smoking for older girls (OR = 1.73; 95 % CI = 1.11, 2.70). Low QOL was associated with higher odds of light and frequent smoking for both girls and boys (P < 0.001). The mediation effects of weight control behavior and QOL combined were significant in the associations between body mass index percentile and smoking among older girls. Conclusion: Targeted interventions designed to promote QOL and healthy weight control behaviors among youth may help to decrease the prevalence of smoking. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Age Factors Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics Smokers Tobacco Products
• Keywords:
  Adolescents Age Factors Author Keywords: Weight Status Cigarette Smoking Mediation Quality Of Life Sex Factors Smoking Weight Control Behavior Weight Factors
• ISSN:
  0962-9343
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057209
• Citation:
  Qual Life Res 2013 Sep; 22(7):1577-1587
• Contact Point Address:
  Hong-Mei Wang, Institute of Social Medicine and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhang Tang Rd., Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
• Email:
  rosa@zju.edu.cn
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Quality of Life Research
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2012f929559f2a4ce1b6c44698191ba913be079a1c856fde64bfa5762ae4cb698b918fdfd7aed97a6a966d8d9b6f8b4127f7a53db02179d4e491e694e981abe3
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214632/cdc_214632_DS1.pdf
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