Concordance between cigarette smoking and the modified Fagerström Tolerance Questionnaire in controlled studies of ADHD.
Our objective was to compare scores on a smoking questionnaire to a diagnosis of cigarette smoking. As part of follow-ups in studies of ADHD, we assessed for cigarette smoking using structured interviews and the modified Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire (mFTQ). Data were obtained from 162 subjects (mean = 19.2 yrs). ROC analysis and kappa coefficients revealed that a cutoff score of 3 on the mFTQ showed the strongest agreement with a full diagnosis of cigarette smoking (kappa = 0.68). Clinicians and researchers using the mFTQ in adolescents and young adults should consider a cutoff score of 3 to be indicative of cigarette smoking.
Wilens
Timothy E
TE
Pediatric Psychopharmacology Program, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. twilens@partners.org
Vitulano
Michael
M
Upadhyaya
Himanshu
H
Adamson
Joel
J
Parcell
Tiffany
T
Westerberg
Diana
D
Biederman
Joseph
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult