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Table 4 Between racial/ethnic groupa change in number of cigarettes smoked among smokers in the period preceding and following chronic disease diagnosis, HRS 1992ā€“2010

From: Racial and ethnic differences in smoking changes after chronic disease diagnosis among middle-aged and older adults in the United States

Ā 

Diabetes

Heart Disease

Stroke

Cancer

Lung Disease

Post-diagnosis cigarettes smoked

(nā€‰=ā€‰490)

Post-diagnosis cigarettes smoked

(nā€‰=ā€‰832)

Post-diagnosis cigarettes smoked

(nā€‰=ā€‰317)

Post-diagnosis cigarettes smoked

(nā€‰=ā€‰348)

Post-diagnosis cigarettes smoked

(nā€‰=ā€‰758)

IRR

95% CI

IRR

95% CI

IRR

95% CI

IRR

95% CI

IRR

95% CI

White (reference group)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Black

0.70**

0.54ā€“0.91

0.54**

0.41ā€“0.72

0.53**

0.35ā€“0.80

0.67*

0.47ā€“0.96

1.02

0.77ā€“1.35

Latino

0.42**

0.29ā€“0.62

0.63*

0.44ā€“0.90

0.78

0.40ā€“1.53

0.89

0.47ā€“1.68

0.62

0.35ā€“1.10

Age (years)

0.98*

0.97ā€“0.99

0.98*

0.97ā€“0.99

1.00

0.98ā€“1.02

0.98

0.96ā€“1.00

0.99

0.98ā€“1.00

Female

0.98

0.79ā€“1.21

1.14

0.93ā€“1.39

0.9

0.69ā€“1.17

0.79

0.59ā€“1.05

0.95

0.80ā€“1.11

Education (years)

0.99

0.96ā€“1.03

0.97*

0.94ā€“0.99

1.00

0.96ā€“1.05

0.95

0.91ā€“1.00

0.98

0.95ā€“1.02

Income (thousands)

1.00

0.99ā€“1.00

1.00

0.99ā€“1.00

1.00

0.99ā€“1.00

0.99*

0.99ā€“0.99

1.00

0.99ā€“1.00

Insured

1.08

0.65ā€“1.79

1.16

0.81ā€“1.68

1.31

0.80ā€“2.15

1.05

0.73ā€“1.50

0.99

0.81ā€“1.20

ADL/IADL score (0ā€“11)

0.98

0.95ā€“1.02

1.01

0.97ā€“1.05

1.07*

1.01ā€“1.13

0.98

0.93ā€“1.03

0.96*

0.92ā€“0.99

Comorbidity (0ā€“7)

0.92

0.83ā€“1.03

1.00

0.91ā€“1.09

1.04

0.93ā€“1.15

1.00

0.89ā€“1.13

1.04

0.96ā€“1.13

SRH (1ā€“5)

0.87*

0.77ā€“0.99

1.00

0.89ā€“1.12

1.12

0.92ā€“1.36

1.03

0.84ā€“1.14

0.98

0.88ā€“1.10

Pre-diagnosis cigarettes smoked

1.02**

1.01ā€“1.03

1.02**

1.01ā€“1.03

1.03**

1.02ā€“1.04

1.02**

1.02ā€“1.04

1.03**

1.02ā€“1.04

  1. All model covariates as assessed at the post-diagnosis time period. All analyses were weighted (post-diagnosis weight) and adjusted for complex sampling design using SAS 9.2. Statistically significant racial/ethnic differences in smoking change are bolded
  2. Acronyms: HRS Health and Retirement Study, OR odds ratios, IRR incidence rate ratios
  3. aWhite as reference group. Statistical test significance levels: *ā€‰<ā€‰.05; **ā€‰<ā€‰.01