OBJECTIVE: To expand understanding of a smoking cessation barrier for women, weight concerns, in a medically underserved population. METHODS: Baseline weight concerns were examined among 235 low-income, black maternal smokers enrolled in a smoking trial. Logistic regression evaluated factors related to weight concerns. RESULTS: Higher BMI (OR 3.35, P < .001), intention to quit (OR 2.12, P = .02), more previous quit attempts (OR 1.14, P = .03), and less support for quitting (OR 0.81, P = .05) predicted weight concerns. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to delineate factors predicting weight concerns in this population, thus expanding our understanding of a key cessation barrier and informing future cessation strategies in a population known to bear increased risk of tobacco-related disease.
OBJECTIVE: To expand understanding of a smoking cessation barrier for women, weight concerns, in a medically underserved population. METHODS: Baseline weight concerns were examined among 235 low-income, black maternal smokers enrolled in a smoking trial. Logistic regression evaluated factors related to weight concerns. RESULTS: Higher BMI (OR 3.35, P < .001), intention to quit (OR 2.12, P = .02), more previous quit attempts (OR 1.14, P = .03), and less support for quitting (OR 0.81, P = .05) predicted weight concerns. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to delineate factors predicting weight concerns in this population, thus expanding our understanding of a key cessation barrier and informing future cessation strategies in a population known to bear increased risk of tobacco-related disease.
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