The relationship between nicotine dependence level and age-gender among the smokers: Diyarbakir sample
Journal Title: Dicle Tıp Dergisi - Year 2014, Vol 41, Issue 4
Abstract
Objective: It was aimed to find out whether there is a relation between nicotine addiction level to be found with Fagerström Nicotine Addiction Test (FNAT) and age-gender among the smokers chosen from the patients who have applied to Dicle University Medicine Faculty Clinic of Family Medicine. Methods: Our study was made prospectively by using FNAT to measure nicotine addiction level and socio-demographic data forms, which were filled face to face among the smokers above 20 years old who applied to the clinic of Family Medicine between 15.08.2014 and 15.10.2014 for any other reasons. Results: 9 out of 151 patients who smokers were excluded because of missing data form filled. 108 (76.1%) of the remaining 142 participants were male and 34 (23.9%) were females. While the general age average was 41.54 ± 9.80, the age average was 41.50 ± 10.04 for males and 41.67 ± 9.30 for females. There was no meaningful difference between ages considering the gender (p>0.05). Average cigarette consumption for males was 32.18 ± 21.64 packet/year and 22.55 ± 16.29 packet/year for females, which shows a meaningful difference (p<0.05). Among all the participants, there could not be found a meaningful difference between age groups and nicotine addiction levels. Considering the genders, there was no meaningful difference between nicotine dependence levels (p>0.05). Conclusion: In our nicotine addiction level, study made with FNAT, there was no meaningful difference addiction level and age-gender. Smoking among males was three times as high as smoking among females. The amount of cigarette consumption was found higher in elder ages since smoking had been started at early ages. Key words: Family practice, smoking, nicotine dependence, age groups, gender
Authors and Affiliations
Tahsin Çelepkolu, Abdullah Atli, Yılmaz Palancı, Ahmet Yılmaz, Süleyman Demir, Aslıhan İbiloğlu, Selami Ekin
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