Prevalence and Trends in Cigarette Smoking Among Adults with Epilepsy - United States, 2010-2017

Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States (1). Although the percentage of all U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes has declined substantially since the mid-1960s (1,2), marked disparities persist, and declines have not been consistent across popula...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2020-11, Vol.69 (47), p.1792-1796
Main Authors: Sapkota, Sanjeeb, Kobau, Rosemarie, Croft, Janet B, King, Brian A, Thomas, Craig, Zack, Matthew M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Aged
Anticonvulsants
Cigarette smoking
Cigarette Smoking - epidemiology
Cigarette Smoking - trends
Cigarettes
Convulsions & seizures
Data collection
Drug addiction
Epilepsy
Epilepsy - epidemiology
Female
Full Report
Health insurance
Health risks
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Mental health
Middle Aged
Population
Poverty
Prevalence
Public health
Quality of life
Smoking
Smoking cessation
Social services
Statistical analysis
Tobacco
Trends
United States - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States (1). Although the percentage of all U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes has declined substantially since the mid-1960s (1,2), marked disparities persist, and declines have not been consistent across population groups (1,2). Studies have shown that cigarette smoking is as common, and sometimes more so, among adults with a history of epilepsy compared with those without a history of epilepsy, but reasons for this are unclear (3-6). Compared with adults without epilepsy, adults with epilepsy report lower household income, more unemployment and disability, worse psychological health, and reduced health-related quality of life (3,4,6,7). Trends in cigarette smoking among U.S. adults with epilepsy have not been previously assessed. CDC analyzed National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data among 121,497 U.S. adults from 2010, 2013, 2015, and 2017 to assess current cigarette smoking by epilepsy status. From 2010 through 2017, the age-standardized percentages of current smoking were 24.9% among adults with active epilepsy, 25.9% among adults with inactive epilepsy, and 16.6% among adults with no history of epilepsy. After accounting for differences in data collection intervals and patterns in smoking status among subgroups, CDC found that current cigarette smoking declined significantly from 2010 to 2017 among adults with no history of epilepsy (19.3% to 14.0% [p
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X
DOI:10.15585/MMWR.MM6947A5