The impact of quitting smoking on weight among women prisoners participating in a smoking cessation intervention.
OBJECTIVE
We examined the impact of smoking cessation on weight change in a population of women prisoners.


METHODS
Women prisoners (n = 360) enrolled in a smoking cessation intervention; 250 received a 10-week group intervention plus transdermal nicotine replacement.


RESULTS
Women who quit smoking had significant weight gain at 3- and 6-month follow-ups, with a net difference of 10 pounds between smokers and abstainers at 6 months. By the 12-month follow-up, weight gain decreased among abstainers.


CONCLUSIONS
We are the first, to our knowledge, to demonstrate weight gain associated with smoking cessation among women prisoners. Smoking cessation interventions that address postcessation weight gain as a preventative measure may be beneficial in improving health and reducing the high prevalence of smoking in prisoner populations.
Cropsey
Karen L
KL
Department of Psychiatry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35209, USA. kcropsey@beapsy1.his.uab.edu
McClure
Leslie A
LA
Jackson
Dorothy O
DO
Villalobos
Gabrielle C
GC
Weaver
Michael F
MF
Stitzer
Maxine L
ML
D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D009538:Nicotine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018722:Nicotinic Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015995:Prevalence; D011329:Prisoners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012008:Recurrence; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D015144:Southeastern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015430:Weight Gain; D014930:Women
D018722:Nicotinic Agonists; D009538:Nicotine