Lower quit rates among African American and Latino menthol cigarette smokers at a tobacco treatment clinic

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dc.contributor.authorGandhi, K. K.
dc.contributor.authorFoulds, J.
dc.contributor.authorSteinberg, M. B.
dc.contributor.authorLu, S.-E.
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, J. M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:02:44Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:02:44Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Lower rates of smoking cessation and higher rates of lung cancer in African American (AA) smokers may be linked to their preference for mentholated cigarettes. AIM: This study assessed the relationship between menthol smoking, race/ethnicity and smoking cessation among a diverse cohort of 1688 patients attending a specialist smoking cessation service. RESULTS: 46% of the patients smoked mentholated cigarettes, but significantly more AA (81%) and Latino (66%) patients than Whites (32%) smoked menthols. AA and Latino menthol smokers smoked significantly fewer cigarettes per day (CPD) than non-menthol smokers (15.7 vs. 20.3, for AA, and 17.0 vs. 22.1, for Latinos), with no differences among White menthol and non-menthol smokers. At 4-week follow up, AA, Latino and White non-menthol smokers had similar quit rates (54%, 50% and 50% respectively). In contrast, among menthol smokers, AAs and Latinos had lower quit rates (30% and 23% respectively) compared with Whites (43%, p < 0.001). AA and Latino menthol smokers had significantly lower odds of quitting [odds ratio (OR) = 0.34; 95% CI = 0.17, 0.69 for AA, and OR = 0.32; 95% CI = 0.16, 0.62 for Latinos] than their non-menthol counterparts. At 6-month follow up, a similar trend was observed for the race/ethnicity subgroups, with AA menthol smokers having half the odds of being abstinent compared with AA non-menthol smokers (OR = 0.48; 95% CI = 0.25, 0.9). CONCLUSIONS: Despite smoking fewer CPD, AA and Latino menthol smokers experience reduced success in quitting as compared with non-menthol smokers within the same ethnic/racial groups.
dc.description.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01969.x
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/fgga-ycwj
dc.identifier.citationGandhi, K. K. and Foulds, J. and Steinberg, M. B. and Lu, S.-E. and Williams, J. M. (2009) Lower quit rates among African American and Latino menthol cigarette smokers at a tobacco treatment clinic. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 63 (3). pp. 360-367.
dc.identifier.issn13685031
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 2629
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23300
dc.subjectCancer
dc.subjectSmoking & Tobacco Use
dc.subjectstudies
dc.subjectsmoking cessation
dc.subjectlung cancer
dc.subjectAfrican American
dc.subjectmentholated cigarettes
dc.subjectLatino
dc.titleLower quit rates among African American and Latino menthol cigarette smokers at a tobacco treatment clinic
dc.typeArticle

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