Key result
Social smoking and quit intention correlated with light smoking, whereas purchasing lower-priced cigarettes and prehypertension were associated with heavy smoking among male factory workers.
Cross-Sectional (n=490)
Smoking intensity among male factory workers in China varies and is associated with specific behavioral and health factors, which can inform targeted tobacco-control interventions.
May guide targeted tobacco control in Chinese male factory workers; leaves open causality and generalizability.
INTRODUCTION: This study investigated the intensity of cigarette consumption and its correlates in China among urban male factory workers, a cohort especially vulnerable to tobacco exposure, one that appears to have benefitted little from recent public health efforts to reduce smoking rates. METHODS: Data were collected from men working in factories of Kunming city, Yunnan, China, who are current daily smokers (N = 490). A multinomial logistic regression was conducted to examine the factors in association with smoking intensity in light, moderate, and heavy levels. RESULTS: Light smoking correlated with social smoking, smoking the first cigarette later in the day, self-reported health condition, and quit intention. Heavy smoking was associated with purchase of lower priced cigarettes, difficulty refraining from smoking, and prehypertensive blood pressure. CONCLUSION: Even in regions where smoking is highly prevalent, even among cohorts who smoke heavily, variation exists in how cigarettes are consumed. Analyses of this consumption, with special consideration given to smoking intensity and its correlates, can help guide tobacco-control strategists in developing more effective interventions.
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Cheng et al. (2013) conducted a cross-sectional in Smoking (n=490). Correlates of smoking intensity was evaluated on Smoking intensity (light, moderate, heavy). Social smoking and quit intention correlated with light smoking, whereas purchasing lower-priced cigarettes and prehypertension were associated with heavy smoking among male factory workers.
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