Abstract

GARCIA ROCHE, René G. et al. Quality of life related to the health of people actively exposed to smoking: Cuba, 2001. Rev Cubana Hig Epidemiol [online]. 2007, vol.45, n.2. ISSN 0253-1751.

Smoking is harmful for health and may cause a number of diseases such as cancer and problems in quality of life. The objective of the present paper is to describe the quality of life related to the health of people actively exposed to smoking through EuroQol-5D, taking data from the Second National Survey of Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases in Cuba in 2001. Absolute numbers, percentages, odd ratios with 95 % confidence intervals were estimated and also logistic regression was modelled. The percentage of individuals with quality of life related to optimal health condition significantly differed between those exposed and those non-exposed to smoking (66,78 % and 58,93 % respectively) and controlling for exposure, there were still differences between these percentages according to sex, age and marital status. Estimated odd ratios for this model were 3,36, 1,02 and 3,60, respectively.

Keywords : Health-related quality of life; smoking.