How does tobacco usage impact quality of life? BMC_GPH tobacco snuff qualityoflife health QoL QOL cigarettes publichealth
By Pooja Toshniwal PahariaMay 17 2023Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM In a recent study published in the BMC Public Health Journal, researchers evaluated age- and gender-based differences in the impact of tobacco smoking and snuff usage on the health-associated quality of life .
In addition, snuff users reportedly have poorer health than individuals with no tobacco consumption; however, the health impairments were less severe than those of tobacco smokers. Related StoriesSF-36 provided data on the perceived status of health in 8.0 domains: role-physical, physical functioning, body pain, vitality, role-emotional, social functioning, mental health, and general health.
Results and discussion Initially, 3,000 men and women were randomly selected and sent invites to participate in the study, 43.0% of whom, including 605 and 674 men and women, respectively, with a mean age of 44.0 years, participated in the analysis. Among the study participants, 45% had prior tobacco use histories.
Snuff usage was related to worse QoL in a few aspects, albeit to a lower extent than tobacco use. Variables such as occupation, level of education, and employment status were not accounted for in the analysis.
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