Subjective social status predicts smoking abstinence among light smokers
Guy-Lucien Whembolua1, Julia T Davis, Lorraine R Reitzel
1University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA. wgl@umn.edu
Objectives:
To determine if community subjective social status (SSS) predicted smoking abstinence through 26 weeks postrandomization among 755 African American light smokers of low SES (socioeconomic status).
Methods:
Participants were enrolled in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial, which examined the efficacy of nicotine gum and counseling for smoking cessation.
Results:
Results indicated that SSS predicted smoking abstinence over time [P=.046; odds ratio (OR) =1.075 (1.001-1.155)] after adjusting for covariates.
Conclusions:
Further research is needed to understand the effects of community SSS on smoking cessation among heavy smokers and other ethnic groups.
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