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Long term and transitional intermittent smokers: a longitudinal study.

M Lindström1, S-O Isacsson,

  • 1Department of Community Medicine, Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden. martin.lindstrom@smi.mas.lu.se

Tobacco Control
|March 14, 2002
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Most intermittent smokers continue to smoke intermittently. Long-term intermittent smokers and those who quit showed higher snuff consumption and better psychosocial resources compared to daily smokers.

Area of Science:

  • Tobacco control research
  • Public health
  • Behavioral science

Background:

  • Intermittent smoking is a common pattern, but its long-term trajectory and associated characteristics are not fully understood.
  • Understanding the differences between intermittent smokers who transition to daily smoking, quit, or remain intermittent is crucial for targeted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare sociodemographic, psychosocial, and snuff consumption characteristics of baseline intermittent smokers who became daily smokers, quit, or remained intermittent smokers at one-year follow-up.
  • To identify factors associated with different smoking cessation and progression pathways among intermittent smokers.

Main Methods:

  • A longitudinal study of 12,507 individuals aged 45-69, interviewed at baseline (1992-94) and one-year follow-up.

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  • Comparison of three groups of baseline intermittent smokers (remained intermittent, became daily, stopped smoking) against a reference population.
  • Multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusted for sociodemographic factors and snuff consumption to assess psychosocial differences.

    • Main Results:

    • At follow-up, 60% remained intermittent smokers, 16% became daily smokers, and 24% stopped smoking.
    • Long-term intermittent smokers and those who quit were more likely to be young, unmarried, highly educated, and consume snuff.
    • Long-term intermittent smokers and quitters reported more psychosocial resources than the reference group, whereas daily smokers had poorer psychosocial resources.

    Conclusions:

    • The majority of intermittent smokers maintain this pattern long-term.
    • Long-term intermittent smokers exhibit distinct psychosocial characteristics compared to daily smokers, suggesting different underlying motivations and resources.