Cor Vasa 2014, 56(2):e118-e127 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2014.02.005

Tobacco use and some characteristics of tobacco users. Preliminary results of "Kardiovize Brno 2030"

Ondřej Sochor^a,b,*, Eva Králíková^a,c,d, Renata Cífková^a,e, Jindřich Fiala^a,f, Iva Tomášková^a, Šárka Kunzová^f,g, Jiří Lešovský^a, Zdeněk Pluháček^f,g, Hana Nechutová^a, Pavel Římák^f,g, Veronika Šikolová^a, Martin Homolka^a, Radka Štěpánová^g, Jiří Vítovec^a, Tomáš Kára^a,b, Robert Prosecký^a, Peter Wohlfahrt^a,e, Vladimír Soška^a,h,i, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez^b

^a Mezinárodní centrum klinického výzkumu - I. interní kardioangiologická klinika, Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy univerzity a Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny, Brno, Česká republika

^b Cardiovascular Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

^c Ústav hygieny a epidemiologie, 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice, Praha, Česká republika

^d Centrum pro závislé na tabáku, III. interní klinika, 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice, Praha, Česká republika

^e Centrum kardiovaskulární prevence, 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Thomayerova nemocnice, Praha, Česká republika

^f Ústav preventivního lékařství, Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, Brno, Česká republika

^g Mezinárodní centrum klinického výzkumu, Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy univerzity a Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny, Brno, Česká republika

^h Oddělení klinické biochemie, Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny, Brno, Česká republika

ⁱ II. interní klinika, Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy univerzity a Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny, Brno, Česká republika

Aim: To assess tobacco use and some characteristics of tobacco users (including electronic cigarette users) relevant to cardiovascular disease in a representative population sample of the city of Brno.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey of cardiovascular risk factors was conducted using the methodology of the Czech post-MONICA Study, in the city of Brno, Czech Republic in 2013. This preliminary report of the first 965 randomly selected volunteers (including 512 women) aged 25-64, focuses on tobacco use, its prevalence in different subgroups as well as on the attitudes towards smoke-free policies.

Results: This preliminary analysis involves 965 individuals with a mean age of 47.3 ± 11.40 years. The prevalence of smoking was 26.7%, with daily tobacco use 23.3%, less than once daily 3.4%; 19.9% of the sample are ex-smokers. A total of 34.0% of the survey population reported exposure to passive smoking. Electronic cigarette use was observed in 3.5% of respondents, more common in men (5.1%) than in women (2.1%; p = 0.020). Concomitant use of electronic cigarettes and smoking was observed in 2.07% of the population.

Conclusion: The prevalence of tobacco use in the productive-age population of Brno City district is 26.70%, still a high figure.

Keywords: Cross-sectional survey; Czech Republic; Electronic cigarettes; Prevalence; Smoking; Tobacco

Received: January 27, 2014; Accepted: February 10, 2014; Published: April 1, 2014  Show citation