title: Latino Cigarette Smoking Patterns by Gender in a US-National Sample.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Latino smokers are a rising public health concern who experience elevated tobacco-related health disparities.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Additional information on Latino smoking is needed to inform screening and treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Latent class analysis using smoking frequency, cigarette preferences, onset, smoking duration, cigarettes per day, and minutes to first cigarette was used to create multivariate latent smoking profiles for Latino men and women.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Final models found seven classes for Latinas and nine classes for Latinos. Despite a common finding in the literature that Latino smokers are more likely to be low-risk intermittent smokers, the majority of classes for both males and females described patterns of high-risk daily smoking. Gender variations in smoking classes were noted.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Several markers of smoking risk were identified among both male and female Latino smokers, including long durations of smoking, daily smoking, and preference for specialty cigarettes, all factors associated with long-term health consequences.
authors: Social Development Research Group, University of Washington, Box 358734 9725, Third Ave NE, Suite 401, Seattle, WA, 98115, USA. ankv@u.washington.edu.
authors: Allison N
authors: AN
authors: Kristman-Valente
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Box 351525, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA. bxf4@u.washington.edu.
authors: Brian P
authors: BP
authors: Flaherty
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Gender; Health disparities; Latent class; Latino; Nicotine; Smoking