title: Subjective social status predicts smoking abstinence among light smokers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine if community subjective social status (SSS) predicted smoking abstinence through 26 weeks postrandomization among 755 African American light smokers of low SES (socioeconomic status).
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were enrolled in a double-blind, placebo-controlled,  randomized clinical trial, which examined the efficacy of nicotine gum and counseling for smoking cessation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results indicated that SSS predicted smoking abstinence over time [P=.046; odds ratio (OR) =1.075 (1.001-1.155)] after adjusting for covariates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further research is needed to understand the effects of community SSS on smoking cessation among heavy smokers and other ethnic groups.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA. wgl@umn.edu
authors.forename: Guy-Lucien
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Whembolua
authors.forename: Julia T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Lorraine R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Reitzel
authors.forename: Hongfei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Janet L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Kate R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Goldade
authors.forename: Kola S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Okuyemi
authors.forename: Jasjit S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ahluwalia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003376:Counseling; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012907:Smoking; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D012923:Social Class; D061485:Tobacco Use Cessation Devices; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome