title: Patterns of smoking prevalence among the elderly in Europe.
abstract: Scant information is available on determinants of smoking prevalence in the vulnerable population of the elderly, particularly in Europe. Therefore, we analyzed smoking patterns among older adults (≥65 years old), using data from a representative survey based on 3,071 elderly, conducted in 17 European countries in 2010, within the Pricing Policies And Control of Tobacco in Europe (PPACTE) project. Overall smoking prevalence in 17 European countries was 11.5% (15.3% in men and 8.6% in women). An inverse relation with level of education was observed among men, while no specific pattern was evident among women. Smoking prevalence was highest in eastern/central Europe for men (20.3%) and northern Europe for women (13.1%). In both sexes combined, smokers were more frequent in countries with low implementation of tobacco control activities (14.9%). Anti-tobacco campaigns and smoking cessation interventions specifically targeted to the elderly are urgently needed in Europe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, IRCCS, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", 20156 Milan, Italy. sboccia@rm.unicatt.it.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lugo
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: La Vecchia
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boccia
authors.forename: Bojana
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Murisic
authors.forename: Silvano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gallus
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*
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