Longitudinal smoking patterns and adult cardiometabolic risk among African Americans.

Ashley H ClawsonCara N NwankwoAmanda N Baraldi Ashley B Cole Kristoffer S Berlin Nicole M RuppeAlexandra L Blair

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2021)

Nuanced smoking patterns among AAs were identified, and 23% fell into classes characterized by an early onset and persistent smoking trajectory. The early onset, light smoking class had the greatest cardiometabolic risk in adulthood. The results suggest unique protective factors may be present for youth who remain nonsmokers even when their family smokes. Results have implications for health promotion and tobacco prevention efforts among AA families. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

early onset
late onset
smoking cessation
health promotion
physical activity
mental health
depressive symptoms
adverse drug
early life