2023
Mortality Relative Risks by Smoking, Race/Ethnicity, and Education
Jeon J, Inoue-Choi M, Mok Y, McNeel T, Tam J, Freedman N, Meza R. Mortality Relative Risks by Smoking, Race/Ethnicity, and Education. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s53-s62. PMID: 36775754, PMCID: PMC11186465, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term quittersMortality relative riskRelative riskRace/ethnicityCurrent smokersRecent quittersMortality rateHigh education groupCox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsNon-Hispanic Black individualsNational Health Interview SurveyHighest RR estimateCause mortality ratesRelative mortality riskSociodemographic groupsDifferent sociodemographic groupsNon-Hispanic white individualsHazards regression modelsSmoking-related health disparitiesHealth Interview SurveyGreater relative riskEducation groupCurrent smokingCigarette smokingSmoking Histories by State in the U.S.
Holford T, McKay L, Jeon J, Tam J, Cao P, Fleischer N, Levy D, Meza R. Smoking Histories by State in the U.S. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s42-s52. PMID: 36653233, PMCID: PMC11186469, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPack yearsSmoking historySmoking prevalenceBirth cohortSmoking initiationNational Health Interview SurveyMean smoking durationHealth Interview SurveyTobacco Use SupplementRecent birth cohortsTobacco control policiesCessation probabilitiesCigarette smokingSmoking trendsSmoking durationSmoking ratesState-specific trendsPrevalenceTobacco controlInterview SurveyCohortCessationDurationInitiationYearsPatterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories by Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
Meza R, Cao P, Jeon J, Fleischer N, Holford T, Levy D, Tam J. Patterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories by Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s11-s21. PMID: 36653232, PMCID: PMC10362802, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican IndiansBlack populationCessation probabilitiesNative populationsRace/ethnicityNon-Hispanic white populationNon-Hispanic black populationPacific IslandersBirth cohortNon-Hispanic whitesAlaskan Native populationsWhite populationSmoking prevalenceIndiansNational Health Interview SurveyU.S. smoking prevalenceAlaskan NativesPatterns of smokingHealth Interview SurveyNon-Hispanic blacksIslandersNative individualsNon-Hispanic AsiansNativesSmoking history
2018
Projecting the effects of tobacco control policies in the USA through microsimulation: a study protocol
Tam J, Levy DT, Jeon J, Clarke J, Gilkeson S, Hall T, Feuer EJ, Holford TR, Meza R. Projecting the effects of tobacco control policies in the USA through microsimulation: a study protocol. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e019169. PMID: 29574440, PMCID: PMC5875683, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco control policiesNational Health Interview SurveySmoke-free air lawsPublic health decision makingHealth Interview SurveyPopulation health outcomesHealth decision makingCessation ratesSmoking prevalenceStudy protocolPreventable deathsBirth cohortHealth outcomesAge groupsSmokingInterview SurveyPopulation deathsReduced exposureTobacco policiesCigarette taxesMortalityPrevalenceDirect individual benefitAir lawsDeath
2016
Has Smoking Cessation Increased? An Examination of the US Adult Smoking Cessation Rate 1990–2014
Méndez D, Tam J, Giovino GA, Tsodikov A, Warner KE. Has Smoking Cessation Increased? An Examination of the US Adult Smoking Cessation Rate 1990–2014. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2016, 19: 1418-1424. PMID: 27634956, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntw239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cessation ratesNational Health Interview SurveyCessation ratesSmoking prevalenceSmoking epidemicIndependent population surveysAdult smoking prevalenceHealth Interview SurveyAnnual cessation rateMeta-regression modelsSmoking cessationNSDUH dataQuit ratesNHIS dataDrug useObserved prevalencePrevalenceInterview SurveySmokersNational surveyPopulation surveyEpidemicUnited StatesFindingsSmoking and the Reduced Life Expectancy of Individuals With Serious Mental Illness
Tam J, Warner KE, Meza R. Smoking and the Reduced Life Expectancy of Individuals With Serious Mental Illness. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2016, 51: 958-966. PMID: 27522471, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious psychological distressSerious mental illnessReduced life expectancyCurrent smokersMental illnessSPD statusLife expectancySerious mental illness experienceNational Health Interview SurveyMortality hazard ratioNational Death IndexRisk of deathThird of deathsHigh smoking ratesHealth Interview SurveySmoking-attributable fractionsMental illness experienceYears of lifeFormer smokingCurrent smokingHazard ratioDeath IndexSmoking ratesCox modelGeneral population
2014
Impact of Changing U.S. Demographics on the Decline in Smoking Prevalence, 1980–2010
Tam J, Warner KE, Gillespie BW, Gillespie JA. Impact of Changing U.S. Demographics on the Decline in Smoking Prevalence, 1980–2010. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2014, 16: 864-866. PMID: 24401731, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntt223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking prevalenceNational Health Interview SurveyTotal smoking prevalenceU.S. smoking prevalenceDistribution of smokersHealth Interview SurveyRace/ethnicity groupsRace/ethnicity distributionRace/ethnicity categoriesSmoking ratesGeneral populationPrevalenceEthnicity distributionInterview SurveyU.S. populationEthnicity groupsAgeDemographicsSmokersSmokingEthnicity categoriesDemographic factorsShare of HispanicsPopulationImportant contributor