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KMID : 0613620170370040269
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Health Social Welfare Review
2017 Volume.37 No. 4 p.269 ~ p.293
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Smoking Patterns of Korean Male Smokers over 9 Years
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Park Hyun-Yong
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Abstract
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Smoking and their related negative impacts on individuals and communities are important health issues, as well as social problems. This is because smoking and their negative impacts are considered the preventable disease. However, little is
known about longitudinal patterns of smoking behaviors among Korean male smokers. Therefore, the present study employed Repeated Measure Latent Class Analysis (RMLCA) to explore the longitudinal smoking patterns of 4,527 Korean
male smokers. This study utilized the 2008-2016 Korean Welfare Panel Study data to examine longitudinal smoking patterns and their associations with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. We identified five groups of smokers who had similar smoking behaviors patterns: (1) Consistent smokers (47.2%), (2) consistent former smokers (33.2%), (3) early quitter (7.0%), (4) late quitter (7.5%), and (5) relapser (5.0%). Findings also indicated that sociodemographic and clinical
characteristics (e.g., levels of depression, drinking) were associated with identified latent groups. Findings highlight the five distinct patterns of smoking behaviors over 9 years and their association with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Findings can be useful for practitioners to make tailored interventions based on their profile.
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KEYWORD
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Smoking, Male Smoking, Longitudinal Patterns of Smoking, Repeated Measure Latent Class Analysis
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