title: Asthma and cigarette smoking in a representative sample of adults.
abstract: The current study examined the association between asthma and both smoking and nicotine dependence in the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication (NCS-R) as well as the temporal patterning between smoking and asthma onset (N = 5692; 53% female; M (age) = 45.01, SD = 17.9). Results indicated lifetime history of daily smoking and nicotine dependence were both significantly associated with asthma diagnosis and half of individuals with asthma reported that their asthma diagnosis preceded smoking onset. These data suggest that nicotine dependence may maintain a stronger relation with asthma than smoking and that there may be distinct developmental trajectories for asthma-smoking relations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, PO Box 210376, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0376, USA. alison.mcleish@uc.edu
authors.forename: Alison C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: McLeish
authors.forename: Jesse R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Cougle
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zvolensky
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology