title: Persistent disparity in prevalence of current cigarette smoking between US adolescents with vs. without a past-year major depressive episode.
abstract: Using data from annual (2004-2010) cross-sectional surveys of nationally representative samples, the prevalence rate of current (i.e., past 30 days) cigarette smoking among US adolescents age 12-17 years was twice as high for those with vs. without a past-year major depressive episode (PYMDE) (22 vs. 11% in the 2004 survey and 16 vs. 8% in the 2010 survey). The proportion of all US adolescent current smokers who had a PYMDE was about 24% for females; 70-80% of all smokers with PYMDE were females. The persistently higher smoking rates in US adolescents with vs. without PYMDE emphasizes the need for interventions.
authors: , Hartford, CT, USA, appoled7@yahoo.com.
authors: Anthony P
authors: AP
authors: Polednak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States