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. 2011 May;35(3):280-9.
doi: 10.5993/ajhb.35.3.3.

Health-related quality of life and nicotine dependence, Florida 2007

Evelyn P Davila  1 , Wei Zhao, Margaret Byrne, Monica Webb Hooper, Antoine Messiah, Alberto Caban-Martinez, Noella Dietz, Youjie Huang, David J Lee
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Health-related quality of life and nicotine dependence, Florida 2007

Evelyn P Davila et al. Am J Health Behav. 2011 May.

Abstract

Objective: To explore the relationship between health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and nicotine dependence in a representative sample of 3560 Florida smokers.

Methods: Data from the 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System-Florida Tobacco Callback Survey were used. Logistic regression models were conducted to identify factors independently associated with HRQOL measures.

Results: Greater nicotine dependence was associated with poor/fair self-rated health, 1-29 days of poor physical health, and poor mental health, and inactivity in the past 30 days.

Conclusions: The consequences of long-term smoking, and thus nicotine dependence, may not be confined to traditional morbidity measures but may include poor perceived health and overall well-being.

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