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Practice-based Assessment of Tobacco Usage in Southwestern Primary Care Patients: A Research Involving Outpatient Settings Network (RIOS Net) Study

Shawn Ralston, Nicole Kellett, Robert L. Williams, Cheryl Schmitt and Charles Q. North
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2007, 20 (2) 174-180; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2007.02.060018
Shawn Ralston
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Nicole Kellett
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Robert L. Williams
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    Table 1.

    Demographic Characteristics of Primary Care Patients Whose Tobacco Use Was Examined (N = 2442)

    DemographicPercentage of Patients
    Age (years)
        12–176.4
        18–249.7
        25–3414.7
        35–4417.2
        45–5421.4
        55–6414.5
        65+16.1
    Gender
        Female63.1
    Ethnicity
        Hispanic36.6
        American Indian30.0
        Non-Hispanic white28.1
        Asian2.5
        Black1.8
        Multiethnic1.0
    Insurance
        Private27.3
        Indian Health Service25.0
        Medicare17.9
        No insurance/self pay11.1
        Indigent Care Program10.3
        Medicaid4.9
        Free/no charge2.3
        Other source1.2
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    Smoking Prevalence by Age Group and Gender

    Percentage of Smokers (95% CI)
    MenWomen
    Age (years)
        18–2450.8 (38.6–62.9)30.0 (22.9–37.1)
        25–3430.3 (21.1–39.4)24.2 (18.8–29.6)
        35–4435.1 (27.4–42.8)27.5 (22.0–33.0)
        45–5429.5 (23.3–35.7)20.8 (16.1–25.5)
        55–6421.6 (14.4–28.8)17.2 (12.1–22.3)
        65+14.7 (9.0–20.3)7.7 (4.2–11.2)
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    Table 3.

    RIOS Net Smoking Prevalence by Gender and Ethnicity

    EthnicityPercent Smokers: Crude and Age Adjusted Rates
    Men (95% CI)Men, Age AdjustedWomen (95% CI)Women, Age Adjusted
    Hispanic28.0 (23.1–33.0)31.125.0 (21.4–28.5)26.4
    White33.7 (28.0–39.5)37.821.5 (17.6–25.4)24.7
    Native American18.2 (13.6–22.9)20.612.5 (9.5–15.5)13.1
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2007, 20 (2) 174-180; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.02.060018

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