Modeling of smoking intensity by age at smoking onset among Iranian adult male using generalized additive model

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 16700 - 8
• Main Authors: Manoochehri, Zohreh, Faradmal, Javad, Moghimbeigi, Abbas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 06.10.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/308; 692/499; 692/700; Adolescent; Adult; Age; Control programs; Cross-Sectional Studies; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Iran - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; multidisciplinary; Passive smoking; Risk Factors; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Smoking; Smoking - epidemiology; Tobacco Smoke Pollution - adverse effects; Iran

Because the age at which a person first starts smoking has such a strong correlation with future smoking behaviours, it's crucial to examine its relationship with smoking intensity. However, it is still challenging to accurately prove this relationship due to limitations in the methodology of t...