Comparison of Personal Characteristics, Tobacco Use, and Health States in Chaldean, Arab American, and non-Middle Eastern White Adults
作者： H Jamil , T Templin , M Fakhouri , VH Rice , R Khouri
DOI: 10.1007/S10903-008-9125-7
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摘要: This study compared and contrasted personal characteristics, tobacco use (cigarette water pipe smoking), health states in Chaldean, Arab American non-Middle Eastern White adults attending an urban community service center. The average age was 39.4 (SD = 14.2). three groups differed significantly (P < .006) on ethnicity, age, gender distribution, marital status, language spoken, education, employment, annual income. Current cigarette smoking highest for (35.4%) current Americans (3.6%). were more likely to smoke both cigarettes the narghile (4.3%). Health problems among former smokers all ethnic groups. Being male, older, unmarried, predicted smoking; being or Chaldean having less formal education use.
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