PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ah Young Leem
AU  - Chang Hoon Han
AU  - Chul Min Ahn
AU  - Tae-Hoon Jung
AU  - Yu-Il Kim
AU  - Jae Yeol Kim
AU  - Sang Haak Lee
AU  - Eun Mi Chun
AU  - Kwang-Ha Yoo
AU  - Ji Ye Jung
TI  - Factors associated with smokers' will for smoking cessation in Korea
AID  - 10.1183/13993003.congress-2015.PA1214
DP  - 2015 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - PA1214
VI  - 46
IP  - suppl 59
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/46/suppl_59/PA1214.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/46/suppl_59/PA1214.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2015 Sep 01; 46
AB  - Background: Smoking is known to increase the risk of chronic disease. Understanding of factors that contribute to smoking cessation may help to develop strategies for smoking behavior change.Aims and objectives: We aimed to evaluate the factors that contribute to smokers' will for smoking cessation.Methods: Pooled cross-sectional data of 11,924 subjects from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2012 were analyzed. The stages of change in smoking cessation were categorized into pre-contemplation, contemplation, and preparation groups. Baseline characteristics, socioeconomic and psychological status, quality of life, and tobacco-related factors were compared between the groups.Results: The study population consisted of 32.4% in pre-contemplation, 54.4% in contemplation, and 13.1% in preparation group. While the proportion for pre-contemplation group tended to decrease from 2001 to 2012, that of preparation group tended to increase. Upon adjusting analysis for demographic and clinical factors, the proportion of pre-contemplation group increased with increasing age (OR 1.01; 95% CI 1.01-1.02), and smoking amount (OR 1.04; 95% CI 1.03-1.05). People of pre-contemplation group (vs. preparation) were less educated (OR 1.99; 95% CI 1.51-2.62), were in single marital status (OR 1.25; 95% CI 1.04-1.50), had lower prevalence of cardiovascular disease (OR 0.48; 95% CI 0.31-0.76), and did less walking exercise (OR 1.36; 95% CI 1.09-1.69) and weight training (OR 1.59; 95% CI 1.35-1.85).Conclusions: We demonstrated a significant association between age, education, marital status, cardiovascular disease and amount of exercise with the stages of change in smoking cessation in the Korean population.