TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlates of current menthol cigarette and flavored other tobacco product use among U.S. young adults
AU - Rath, Jessica M.
AU - Villanti, Andrea C.
AU - Williams, Valerie F.
AU - Richardson, Amanda
AU - Pearson, Jennifer L.
AU - Vallone, Donna M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This project has been funded in whole or in part with federal funds from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health , and the Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services under Contract # HHSN271201100027C . The views and opinions expressed in this manuscript are those of the authors only and do not necessarily represent the views, official policy or position of the US Department of Health and Human Services or any of its affiliated institutions or agencies. Funding for the primary data collection was provided by the Truth Initiative (formerly known as American Legacy Foundation).
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© 2016 The Authors.
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - Background: Flavored and menthol tobacco products are particularly appealing to young adults. However, little is known about factors associated with their use in this population. Purpose: To examine characteristics associated with using menthol cigarettes, flavored other tobacco products (OTP), and flavored e-cigarettes among young adults. Methods: Using a nationally representative online sample of young adults (n = 4239) from the Truth Initiative Young Adult Cohort Study, mutually exclusive groups were created from the subset of current tobacco users (N = 1037) for users of menthol cigarettes (N = 311; 30%), non-menthol cigarettes (N = 426; 41%), flavored OTP only users (N = 114; 11%), and non-flavored OTP only users (N = 186; 18%) to examine factors of being in any one group. Data were collected in July 2012. Results: In the full multivariable model, significant correlates of current menthol cigarette use were female gender (AOR = 2.08), Black race (AOR = 5.31), other race (AOR = 2.72), Hispanic ethnicity (AOR = 2.46) and self-identifying as a smoker, social smoker, or occasional smoker (AOR = 10.42). Significant correlates of current flavored OTP use were younger age (18-24; AOR = 3.50), self-identifying as a smoker, social smoker, or occasional smoker (AOR = 30) and generalized anxiety (AOR = 0.30). Conclusions: This study highlights female gender, Blacks/other race/Hispanics, smokers, social smokers and sexual minorities as correlates of menthol cigarette use and younger age as a predictor of flavored OTP use. Restricting access to flavored tobacco products may be one intervention to help slow the tobacco epidemic, particularly among many of the most vulnerable groups-young women and racial and/or ethnic minorities.
AB - Background: Flavored and menthol tobacco products are particularly appealing to young adults. However, little is known about factors associated with their use in this population. Purpose: To examine characteristics associated with using menthol cigarettes, flavored other tobacco products (OTP), and flavored e-cigarettes among young adults. Methods: Using a nationally representative online sample of young adults (n = 4239) from the Truth Initiative Young Adult Cohort Study, mutually exclusive groups were created from the subset of current tobacco users (N = 1037) for users of menthol cigarettes (N = 311; 30%), non-menthol cigarettes (N = 426; 41%), flavored OTP only users (N = 114; 11%), and non-flavored OTP only users (N = 186; 18%) to examine factors of being in any one group. Data were collected in July 2012. Results: In the full multivariable model, significant correlates of current menthol cigarette use were female gender (AOR = 2.08), Black race (AOR = 5.31), other race (AOR = 2.72), Hispanic ethnicity (AOR = 2.46) and self-identifying as a smoker, social smoker, or occasional smoker (AOR = 10.42). Significant correlates of current flavored OTP use were younger age (18-24; AOR = 3.50), self-identifying as a smoker, social smoker, or occasional smoker (AOR = 30) and generalized anxiety (AOR = 0.30). Conclusions: This study highlights female gender, Blacks/other race/Hispanics, smokers, social smokers and sexual minorities as correlates of menthol cigarette use and younger age as a predictor of flavored OTP use. Restricting access to flavored tobacco products may be one intervention to help slow the tobacco epidemic, particularly among many of the most vulnerable groups-young women and racial and/or ethnic minorities.
KW - Flavored tobacco products
KW - Menthol cigarettes
KW - Young adults
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U2 - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.05.021
DO - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.05.021
M3 - Article
C2 - 27310032
AN - SCOPUS:84973863275
SN - 0306-4603
VL - 62
SP - 35
EP - 41
JO - Addictive Behaviors
JF - Addictive Behaviors
ER -