Use of the Fagerstr öm Test to assess differences in the degree of nicotine dependence in smokers from five ethnic groups: The HELIUS study

The prevalence of smoking varies greatly across countries. Western European countries, such as the Netherlands, have intermediate prevalence (Ng et al., 2014) while the estimated prevalence of daily smoking in men is relatively low in African countries. At a global level, women smoke consistently less than men (Ng et al., 2014). Similar differences across ethnic populations are observed within immigrant populations in high income countries. For example, one study performed in three immigrant populations in the Netherlands showed that the prevalence of smoking is higher in Turkish and Surinamese origin men (63% and 55%, respectively) than in Moroccan men (30%) (Nierkens et al., 2006).

Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - November 6, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Jan van Amsterdam, Florence Vorspan, Marieke B. Snijder, Wim van den Brink, Aart H. Schene, Karien Stronks, Henrike Galenkamp, Eske M. Derks Tags: Full length article Source Type: research