Affiliation:
1. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; GlaxoSmithKline do Brasil, Brasil
2. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
3. Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brasil
4. Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brasil
Abstract
The aim of this study was to combine the results of identified surveys on the prevalence of tobacco use in old age to estimate world prevalence of tobacco use and possible factors related to such behavior among the elderly. The literature search included electronic databases such as MEDLINE, LILACS, and Biological Abstracts, hand-searching of specialist journals and cited reference searches. The combined global prevalence was estimated using the random effects model. The total number of elderly subjects included in all surveys was 140,058, with data available from all the continents. Overall prevalence of tobacco use was 13% in both genders (22% male and 8% female). The prevalence rates were heterogeneous among surveys and were associated with smoking definition, questionnaire application, and country economic status. Few epidemiological studies assessed tobacco use among the elderly. A higher prevalence rate of tobacco use in males who live in higher income countries could be found, although additional evidence regarding elderly samples is still required.
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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