Relationship between smokeless tobacco use and body weight in young adult military recruits

Mark W Vander Weg; Robert C Klesges; Margaret DeBon

doi:10.1080/14622200500056317

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Relationship between smokeless tobacco use and body weight in young adult military recruits

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Relationship between smokeless tobacco use and body weight in young adult military recruits

Mark W Vander Weg, Robert C Klesges and Margaret DeBon

Nicotine & tobacco research, Vol.7(2), pp.301-305

04/2005

DOI: 10.1080/14622200500056317

PMID: 16036288

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Abstract

Long-time cigarette smokers tend to weigh less than nonsmokers, and those who quit smoking typically gain weight. Little is known, however, about the relationship between smokeless tobacco and body weight. The present study investigated the association between smokeless tobacco use and body weight among 22,974 Air Force recruits (27.4% female, mean age=20.2 years, body mass index=22.7) undergoing basic military training. Current, former, and experimental smokeless tobacco users weighed significantly more than recruits who had never tried smokeless tobacco (p values <.05). Logistic regression analysis also indicated that the likelihood of being classified as overweight was significantly greater for daily (OR=1.29, 95% CI=1.07-1.54), occasional (OR=1.50, 95% CI=1.17-1.93), former (OR=1.33, 95% CI=1.05-1.67), and experimental (OR=1.13, 95% CI=1.02-1.24) smokeless tobacco users relative to never-users (p values <.05). These results suggest that smokeless tobacco use does not have significant weight-attenuating effects, at least in the short term. Furthermore, using chewing tobacco or snuff may be associated with a greater body weight among young adults.

Confidence Intervals

Cross-Sectional Studies

Tobacco, Smokeless - adverse effects

United States

Humans

Military Personnel - psychology

Body Weight - drug effects

Logistic Models

Smoking Cessation - methods

Obesity - prevention & control

Adult

Female

Obesity - etiology

Surveys and Questionnaires

Odds Ratio

Details

Title: Subtitle: Relationship between smokeless tobacco use and body weight in young adult military recruits
Creators: Mark W Vander Weg - Mayo Clinic, Nicotine Dependence Research Center, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. vanderweg.mark@mayo.edu
Robert C Klesges
Margaret DeBon
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Nicotine & tobacco research, Vol.7(2), pp.301-305
DOI: 10.1080/14622200500056317
PMID: 16036288
NLM abbreviation: Nicotine Tob Res
ISSN: 1462-2203
eISSN: 1469-994X
Publisher: England
Grant note: HL053478 / NHLBI NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 04/2005
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences; Injury Prevention Research Center; Community and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984063112702771

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