Sentence examples for extent of smoking from inspiring English sources

As a consequence, given the social desirability limitations of self-report measurement generally [ 18] and of such measurement for patients in the context of a smoke-free health facility in particular, understanding of the extent of smoking within mental health facilities with a smoke-free policy is constrained.

The Pearson Chi square test was used to compare the maternal characteristics in smokers and non-smokers and in relation to the extent of smoking.

Absolute age-specific incidence rates of lung cancer (ICD 7, codes 162 and 163), during follow-up, were used to assess the extent of smoking.

Results indicate preliminary evidence for the construct validity of the "SmoCess-GP" instrument which therefore appears to be a promising tool for analyzing the extent of smoking cessation advice offered by GPs from the patients' perspective.

The ratio is related to the extent of smoking – sustained even after smoking cessation – proving why smoking intensity and duration have an impact on the development and course of RA [ 82].

Wald and Law, in particular, have enunciated and emphasized this paradox [ 1– 3] and it is a fact that, except at the extremes, the level of LDL, however it is estimated, the level of BP and the extent of smoking only marginally influence the estimates of risk [ 4, 5].

Disease history was included to examine the extent of mediation of smoking effects via diabetes, stroke and heart disease.

If the invitation to a screening test could increase awareness of the serious health effects of smoking, potentially supported by demonstrating the extent of smoking-related non-tumorous changes (e.g. emphysema, atherosclerotic disease), the test in combination with a smoking cessation program could prove doubly beneficial.

The extent of comorbidity, smoking habit, symptom duration, medication use, and type of symptoms expressed by patients were not statistically significantly different between men and women.

The Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence, FTND [ 16] includes six questions about daily cigarette consumption and measures the extent of cigarette smoking and smoking behaviour.

Therefore, we also examined the extent to which the impact of smoking on mortality differed as a function of tumor stage and BMI.