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According to research published online in Tobacco Control , there is "no convincing evidence" that men are better than womenat quitting smoking. Claims that women are less likely tosuccessfully stop smoking are not true. If they were, it would havesignificant implications on strategies to help people kick thehabit. The rumor that men are more successful than women when itcomes to quitting smoking is largely based on trial data on smokingcessation aids that demonstrate higher success rates in men. The researchers used data from the US Tobacco Use Supplement to theCurrent Population Survey, the Canadian Tobacco Use MonitoringSurvey, and the UK General Household Survey that were conductedfrom 2006 to 2007, and included data on over 102,000smokers. The results of all three countries proved similar with consistentpatterns. Women under the age of 50 years tended to be more likelyto successfully quit smoking than men, which appeared particularlyevident in women in the 20s and 30s year age bracket. However,amongst older people the trend was reversed, with more men over 60likely to quit than women. The researchers state that it could bepossible that this may simply reflect a higher mortality rate fromsmoking in older men. The percentage of U.S. and Canadian women who stopped smoking washigher when continuing users of smokeless tobacco were excluded andthose who had stopped smoking for more than a year were included,i.e. slightly more than 50% of US women and slightly more than46.5% of US men compared with slightly more than 46% of Canadianwomen and 43% of Canadian men. The figures for the UK were notavailable. An evaluation across all age groups in each location only showed adistinct difference between successfully stopping to smoke betweenboth sexes in the US. Some possible explanations for any discrepancies between the trialdata and the survey findings could be that most successful quitterschose not to seek formal help as well as that more women seem toenroll in treatment programs than men. Furthermore, young womentend to be under represented in clinical trials. The researchers explain that evidence taken from the generalpopulation is more accurate than that taken from examples ofclinical trials, saying: "Our study has found convincing evidencethat men in general are not more likely to quit smokingsuccessfully than women. The myth of female disadvantage atquitting smoking is bad, first and foremost, for women." However, they add that it is also bad for men who may think theyhave an unfair advantage and for healthcare professionals andpolicy makers whose aim is helping people to quit smoking. In a concluding statement they write: "It is bad for genderstereotypes in a world where inaccurate stereotypes are rife...Itis time to put aside the idea that women are less successful thanmen at giving up smoking." Written By Petra Rattue Copyright: Medical News Today Not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News Today Additional References Citations. I am an expert from replacement-lcdpanels.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Industrial Lcd Displays Manufacturer , Sharp Lcd Panels, CMO Lcd Panel,and more.
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