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2006-06-06Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-146
Urban-rural disparities in smoking behaviour in Germany
dc.contributor.authorVölzke, Henry
dc.contributor.authorNeuhauser, Hannelore
dc.contributor.authorMoebus, Susanne
dc.contributor.authorBaumert, Jens
dc.contributor.authorBerger, Klaus
dc.contributor.authorStang, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorEllert, Ute
dc.contributor.authorWerner, André
dc.contributor.authorDöring, Angela
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T13:26:59Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T13:26:59Z
dc.date.created2009-12-03
dc.date.issued2006-06-06none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/rerOd5JTpjKz2/PDF/291RYiH3YbYk.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/500
dc.description.abstractBackground: It is currently not clear whether individuals living in metropolitan areas differ from individuals living in rural and urban areas with respect to smoking behaviours. Therefore, we sought to explore the relation between residential area and smoking behaviours in Germany. Methods: We used a nationwide German census representative for the general population of Germany. A number of 181,324 subjects aged 10 years or older were included. Information on the average daily usage of cigarettes that have or had been smoked formerly or currently was available in subjects who have ever smoked. A daily consumption of more than 20 cigarettes was considered heavy smoking. Logistic regression analyses were performed sex-stratified and adjusted for relevant confounders.Results: Analyses revealed inhabitants of metropolitan areas to be more likely current smokers than inhabitants of rural areas (odds ratio 1.56, 95%-confidence interval 1.51; 1.62). Among current and former smokers those who lived in urban communities had also increased odds for being heavy smokers than those who lived in rural communities. Conclusion: We conclude that living in an urban and particularly living in a metropolitan area is a determinant of both smoking and severity of current smoking. Tobacco control programs should recognize the difference in living conditions between rural and urban areas.eng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsberichterstattung
dc.subjectAgedeng
dc.subjectHumanseng
dc.subjectFemaleeng
dc.subjectGermany/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectMaleeng
dc.subjectMiddle Agedeng
dc.subjectPrevalenceeng
dc.subjectChildeng
dc.subject* Adolescenteng
dc.subject* Adulteng
dc.subject* Agedeng
dc.subjectFamily Characteristicseng
dc.subjectHealth Behavioreng
dc.subjectHealth Surveyseng
dc.subjectInterviews as Topiceng
dc.subjectOdds Ratioeng
dc.subjectResidence Characteristics/classificationeng
dc.subjectResidence Characteristics/statistics & numerical dataeng
dc.subjectRisk-Takingeng
dc.subjectRuraleng
dc.subjectPopulation/statistics & numerical dataeng
dc.subjectSmoking/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectSmoking/psychologyeng
dc.subjectUrban Population/statistics & numerical dataeng
dc.subjectAged 80 and overeng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleUrban-rural disparities in smoking behaviour in Germany
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-1003144
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1471-2458-6-146
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/425
local.edoc.container-titleBMC Public Health
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local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
local.edoc.container-urlhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/6/146
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameBioMedCentral
local.edoc.container-volume6
local.edoc.container-issue146
local.edoc.container-year2006

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