title: [Factors related to cigarette-smoking among adolescent students of the city of Medellin].
abstract: A study was conducted in a random sample of 600 eleventh-grade students to determine the correlation between cigarette smoking and various other factors. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the different variables related to smoking. These included, in order of importance: smoking by peers, impulsiveness, smoking by best friend, sex, and self-evaluation of academic performance. A slight inverse correlation was found between smoking and negative attitudes toward cigarette smoking, knowledge of its harmful effects, and frequent participation in sports. No correlation was found between smoking and the students' self-esteem or type-A behavior patterns. The cigarette consumption information provided by the students was validated by means of laboratory tests.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Antioquia, Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Londoño
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000367:Age Factors; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
vernacular_title: Factores relacionados con el consumo de cigarrillos en escolares adolescentes de la ciudad de Medellín.