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The Impact of Quitting Smoking on Weight Among Women Prisoners Participating in a Smoking Cessation Intervention
American journal of public health (1971), v 100(8), pp 1442-1448
01 Aug 2010
PMCID: PMC2901271
PMID: 20558806
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Abstract
Objectives. We examined the impact of smoking cessation on weight change in a population of women prisoners.
Methods. Women prisoners (n=360) enrolled in a smoking cessation intervention; 250 received a 10-week group intervention plus transdermal nicotine replacement.
Results. Women who quit smoking had significant weight gain at 3- and 6-month follow-ups, with a net difference of 10 pounds between smokers and abstainers at 6 months. By the 12-month follow-up, weight gain decreased among abstainers.
Conclusions. We are the first, to our knowledge, to demonstrate weight gain associated with smoking cessation among women prisoners. Smoking cessation interventions that address postcessation weight gain as a preventative measure may be beneficial in improving health and reducing the high prevalence of smoking in prisoner populations. (Am J Public Health. 2010;100:1442-1448. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.172783)
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- Title
- The Impact of Quitting Smoking on Weight Among Women Prisoners Participating in a Smoking Cessation Intervention
- Creators
- Karen L. Cropsey - University of Alabama at BirminghamLeslie A. McClure - University of Alabama at BirminghamDorothy O. Jackson - University of Alabama at BirminghamGabrielle C. Villalobos - Virginia Commonwealth UniversityMichael F. Weaver - Virginia Commonwealth UniversityMaxine L. Stitzer - Johns Hopkins University
- Publication Details
- American journal of public health (1971), v 100(8), pp 1442-1448
- Publisher
- Amer Public Health Assoc Inc
- Number of pages
- 7
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000282354800022
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-77954514922
- Other Identifier
- 991019231652004721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health