Smoking-related weight concerns among underserved, black maternal smokers.
OBJECTIVE
To expand understanding of a smoking cessation barrier for women, weight concerns, in a medically underserved population.


METHODS
Baseline weight concerns were examined among 235 low-income, black maternal smokers enrolled in a smoking trial. Logistic regression evaluated factors related to weight concerns.


RESULTS
Higher BMI (OR 3.35, P < .001), intention to quit (OR 2.12, P = .02), more previous quit attempts (OR 1.14, P = .03), and less support for quitting (OR 0.81, P = .05) predicted weight concerns.


CONCLUSIONS
This is the first study to delineate factors predicting weight concerns in this population, thus expanding our understanding of a key cessation barrier and informing future cessation strategies in a population known to bear increased risk of tobacco-related disease.
Collins
Bradley N
BN
Department of Public Health & Pediatrics, Health Behavior Research Center, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA. collinsb@temple.edu
Nair
Uma
U
Hovell
Melbourne F
MF
Audrain-McGovern
Janet
J