Factors related to patient smoking status.
To investigate those factors associated with patients' cigarette smoking status, 455 consecutive patients seen in two specialty clinics and one general medicine clinic at a university medical center were studied. Patient's age, sex, health status, and number of previous cessation attempts discriminated current from ex-smokers. A strong interaction was observed between sex and disease status with females showing a greater impact of smoking-related disease on smoking behavior than males.
D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D012907:Smoking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires