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The Impact of Quitting Smoking on Weight Among Women Prisoners Participating in a Smoking Cessation Intervention

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: We examined the impact of smoking cessation on weight change in a population of women prisoners. METHODS: Women prisoners (n = 360) enrolled in a smoking cessation intervention; 250 received a 10-week group intervention plus transdermal nicotine replacement. RESULTS: Women who quit smoking had significant weight gain at 3- and 6-month follow-ups, with a net difference of 10 pounds between smokers and abstainers at 6 months. By the 12-month follow-up, weight gain decreased among abstainers. CONCLUSIONS: We are the first, to our knowledge, to demonstrate weight gain associated with smoking cessation among women prisoners. Smoking cessation interventions that address postcessation weight gain as a preventative measure may be beneficial in improving health and reducing the high prevalence of smoking in prisoner populations.

Source: American Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2009.172783

Authors: Karen L. Cropsey, Leslie A. McClure, Dorothy O. Jackson, Gabrielle C. Villalobos, Michael F. Weaver, Maxine L. Stitzer

Institutions: Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Language: English

Topic: Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2168302591

FWCI: 0.646

Cites: 34

Cited by: 16

Related to: 10