title: Smoking among East Asian college students: prevalence and correlates.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the prevalence and correlates of cigarette smoking among East Asian college students.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected from college students (N=16,558) in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan (response rate: 78%).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Religion was independently associated with college students' smoking in China (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.82) and South Korea (AOR = 0.80). Being a heavy drinker and having a higher exposure to secondhand smoke were associated with higher smoking rates (Ps < .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The East Asian economies show a varied prevalence of college smoking but a similar pattern of relationship with its correlates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA. seo@indiana.edu
authors.forename: Dong-Chul
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Mohammad R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Torabi
authors.forename: Nayoung
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chung Gun
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Siyoung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005202:Asia, Eastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015985:Precipitating Factors; D012044:Regression Analysis; D057566:Self Report; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult