Heaviness of Smoking Index versus Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence among Current Smokers of Ahmedabad City, India
Publish place: Addiction and Health، Vol: 13، Issue: 1
Publish Year: 1400
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Background: The purpose of this research was to compare Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI), high earlysmoking, and heavy smoking with the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) and further toevaluate the sensitivity of HSI, high early smoking, and heavy smoking among existing smokers.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted by using FTND questionnaire among ۲۰۰ existing smokers. Thecut-off point for HSI was kept at ۴; high early smokers and heavy smokers were classified as those individualswho smoked within ۳۰ minutes after waking up and individuals who smoked ۳۰ cigarettes or more daily,respectively. Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) analysis and Cohen's Kappa statistics were evaluated.Findings: A significant agreement was observed between the HSI and the FTND, having Kappa value of ۰.۷۰,with good sensitivity of ۷۸.۱۶% and specificity as high as ۹۱.۱۵%. The ROC analysis confirmed that a cut-offscore of ۴ for HSI was suitable. Agreement between FTND and high early smoking was observed to be moderate(Kappa = ۰.۴۷, P < ۰.۰۰۱), while very low agreement (Kappa = ۰.۱۹, P < ۰.۰۰۱) was observed for FTND andheavy smoking.Conclusion: Results show that HSI is an effective tool which can be substituted for the conventional FTND bythe clinicians, psychotherapists, and investigators in health research.
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Parkar Sujal
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Siddhpur Dental College and Hospital, Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan, Gujarat, India
Patel Anand
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Sharma Abhishek
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Government Dental College and Hospital, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences College of Dental Sciences, Jaipur, India