Prevalence of Smoking and Obesity Among U.S. Cancer Survivors: Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2008–2012

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• Alternative Title:
  Oncol Nurs Forum
• Personal Author:
  Shoemaker, Meredith L. ; White, Mary C. ; Hawkins, Nikki A. ; Hayes, Nikki S.
• Description:
  Purpose/Objectives
  
  To describe smoking and obesity prevalence among male and female cancer survivors in the United States.
  
  Design
  
  Cross-sectional survey.
  
  Setting
  
  Household interviews.
  
  Sample
  
  9,753 survey respondents who reported ever having a malignancy, excluding nonmelanoma skin cancers.
  
  Methods
  
  Data from the National Health Interview Survey (2008–2012) were used to calculate weighted smoking status prevalence estimates. Cross-tabulations of smoking and weight status were produced, along with Wald chi-square tests and linear contrasts.
  
  Main Research Variables
  
  Cancer history, smoking status, obesity status, gender, age, and age at diagnosis.
  
  Findings
  
  Seventeen percent of cancer survivors reported current smoking. Female survivors had higher rates of current smoking than males, particularly in the youngest age category. Male survivors who currently smoked had lower obesity prevalence rates than males who previously smoked or never smoked. Among female survivors, 31% were obese and no significant differences were seen in obesity prevalence by smoking status for all ages combined.
  
  Conclusions
  
  The findings highlight the variation in smoking status and weight by age and gender. Smoking interventions may need to be targeted to address barriers specific to subgroups of cancer survivors.
  
  Implications for Nursing
  
  Nurses can be instrumental in ensuring that survivors receive comprehensive approaches to address both weight and tobacco use to avoid trading one risk for another.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Age Factors Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Male Middle Aged Neoplasms Obesity Prevalence Sex Factors Smoking Smoking Cessation Surveys And Questionnaires Survivors

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• Source:
  Oncol Nurs Forum. 43(4):436-441.
• Pubmed ID:
  27314186
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5664913
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  43
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:318a27ee245a191b2b018dbea746105580b6362995050fcf7873617f25f6aa89
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/49544/cdc_49544_DS1.pdf
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