Who smokes in Europe? Data from 12 european countriesin the TackSHS survey (2017–2018)
Author
Gallus, Silvano
Lugo, Alessandra
Liu, Xiaoqiu
Behrakis, Panagiotis
Boffii, Roberto
Bosetti, Cristina
Carreras, Giulia
Chatenoud, Liliane
Clancy, Luke
Continente, Xavier
Dobson, Ruaraidh
Effertz, Tobias
Filippidis, Filippos T.
Fu, Marcela
Geshanova, Gergana
Gorini, Giuseppe
Keogan, Sheila
Ivanov, Hristo
Lopez, María J.
Lopez-Nicolas, Angel
Precioso, José
Przewozniak, Krzysztof
Radu-Loghin, Cornel
Ruprecht, Ario
Semple, Sean
Soriano, Joan B.
Starchenko, Polina
Trapero Bertran, Marta
Tigova, Olena
Tzortzi, Anna S.
Vardavas, Constantine
Vyzikidou, Vergina K.
Colombo, Paolo
Fernandez, Esteve
TackSHS Project Investigators
Publication date
2021ISSN
0917-5040
Abstract
Background: Population data on tobacco use and its determinants require continuous monitoring and careful inter-country comparison. We aimed to provide the most up-to-date estimates on tobacco smoking from a large cross-sectional survey, conducted in selected European countries. Methods: Within the TackSHS Project, a face-to-face survey on smoking was conducted in 2017–2018 in 12 countries: Bulgaria, England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Spain, representing around 80% of the 432 million European Union (EU) adult population. In each country, a representative sample of around 1,000 subjects aged 15 years and older was interviewed, for a total of 11,902 participants. Results: Overall, 25.9% of participants were current smokers (31.0% of men and 21.2% of women, P < 0.001), while 16.5% were former smokers. Smoking prevalence ranged from 18.9% in Italy to 37.0% in Bulgaria. It decreased with increasing age (compared to <45, multivariable odds ratio [OR] for ≥65 year, 0.31; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.27–0.36), level of education (OR for low vs high, 1.32; 95% CI, 1.17–1.48) and self-rated household economic level (OR for low vs high, 2.05; 95% CI, 1.74–2.42). The same patterns were found in both sexes. Conclusions: These smoking prevalence estimates represent the most up-to-date evidence in Europe. From them, it can be derived that there are more than 112 million current smokers in the EU-28. Lower socio-economic status is a major determinant of smoking habit in both sexes.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
61 - Medical sciences
Keywords
Tabac
Hàbit de fumar
Fumadors -- Europa
Tabaco
Tabaco -- Consumo
Fumadores -- Europa
Tobacco
Smoking habit
Smokers -- Europe
Pages
7
Publisher
Japan Epidemiological Association
Collection
31; 2
Is part of
Journal of Epidemiology
Citation
Gallus, Silvano; Lugo, Alessandra; Liu, Xiaoqiu [et al.]. Who smokes in Europe? Data from 12 european countriesin the TackSHS survey (2017–2018). Journal of Epidemiology, 2021, 31(2), p. 145-151. Disponible en: <https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/31/2/31_JE20190344/_article>. Fecha de acceso: 7 abr. 2021. DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20190344
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