Trend in Prevalence of Smoking and Motivation to Quit among Korean Adult Male Cancer Survivors over the Last 8 Years: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V-VII (2010-2017).
Korean J Fam Med
; 42(4): 281-287, 2021 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This study aimed to investigate trends in the prevalence of current smokers and motivation to quit among Korean male cancer survivors.METHODS:
Out of 20,012 men who participated in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V (2010-2012), VI (2013-2015), and VII (2016-2017), 742 cancer survivors were included. A cancer survivor was defined as a person who concurred to the item, "The cancer has been diagnosed by a doctor" in the health questionnaire. Smoking status was classified as current, former, and never smokers. Regarding motivation to quit smoking, we defined those who had a willingness to quit within 6 months as the willing group. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine trends in the prevalence of current smokers and the proportion of the willing group among current smokers.RESULTS:
Overall, 3.7% of Korean men who participated in the study were cancer survivors. Current smokers constituted 19.5%, 19.1%, and 15.3% of cancer survivors in phases V, VI, and VII respectively which did not show significant changes (P for trend=0.33). However, the proportion of current smokers in the non-cancer group was significantly reduced to 46.6%, 41.2%, and 38.9% in phases V, VI, and VII, respectively (P for trend <0.001). The proportion of those with a motivation to quit smoking did not show a significant trend in the cancer survivors (P for trend=0.964) and non-cancer group (P for trend=0.884).CONCLUSION:
Prevalence of current smokers and motivation to quit in Korean male cancer survivors did not show significant trends.
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