Examining Menthol Preference as a Correlate of Change in Cigarette Smoking Behavior over a One-Year Period

Danielle R. Davis, Maria A. Parker, Cristine D. Delnevo and Andrea C. Villanti
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Danielle R. Davis: Vermont Center on Behavior & Health, Departments of Psychology & Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
Maria A. Parker: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
Cristine D. Delnevo: Center for Tobacco Studies, Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ 08854, USA
Andrea C. Villanti: Vermont Center on Behavior & Health, Departments of Psychology & Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 20, 1-7

Abstract: Menthol cigarette use has been shown to be a contributing factor in the changes in smoking over time among youth. The current study aim was to use prospective survey data to identify if menthol cigarette use was associated with changes in smoking among adults. A representative cohort from the 2010 U.S. Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey was interviewed at two time points one year apart. Respondents were past-30-day cigarette smokers at Wave 1 or Wave 2 categorized by menthol vs. non-menthol flavor preference ( n = 3668). Trajectories were categorized as maintained, increased, or decreased smoking behavior between Waves. Multinomial logistic regressions examined if menthol cigarette use was associated with an increase/decrease in smoking behavior, adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, and sex. Menthol cigarette use was not associated with change over time in cigarette smoking in adult smokers. Age, race/ethnicity and sex were associated with changes in cigarette smoking. Young (vs. older) adults were more likely to increase smoking. Black and Hispanic smokers (vs. white smokers) were more likely to report any change in smoking. Males were less likely than females to change smoking behavior. Menthol status was not associated with changes in smoking among adults; however, young age, race/ethnicity, and sex were, suggesting populations to target for intervention.

Keywords: menthol; cigarette smoking; smoking changes; racial differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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