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Excerpts from: Short report. The association between degree of nicotine dependence and other health behaviours. Findings frm a German general population study

By A Schumann1, U Hapke1, HJ Rumpf2, C Meyer1 and U John1 The European Journal of Public Health, Volume 11, Issue 4, pp. 450-452: Abstract.

Background: To investigate the association between degree of nicotine dependence and unhealthy nutrition, lack of physical activity, and hazardous alcohol drinking. Methods: Data with respect to cigarette and alcohol consumption, nutrition, and physical activity was collected in a representative general population sample (N=4,075). Results: Smokers with high compared to moderate and low degrees of nicotine dependence consume unhealthy foods more frequently, report less physical activity and more hazardous alcohol drinking. Conclusion: From a public health point of view, special secondary preventive interventions for smokers with high nicotine dependence and additional unhealthy behaviours are necessary.