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. 2015 Aug 7;18(5):950–958. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntv149

Table 2.

Frequency of Self-Reported Physical Health Symptoms in the Last 12 Months in Adolescence (Wave 5) and in Early Adulthood (Wave 6) by Smoking and DSM-IV Nicotine Dependence at Wave 5 ( N = 908)

Health symptoms Wave 5 health symptoms Wave 6 health symptoms
Smoking and nicotine dependence at wave 5 Smoking and nicotine dependence at wave 5
Total ( N = 908) Did not smoke ( N = 530) Smoked not ND ( N = 259) Smoked ND ( N = 119) Likelihood ratio test X2 (2) Total ( N = 908) Did not smoke ( N = 530) Smoked not ND ( N = 259) Smoked ND ( N = 119) Likelihood ratio test X2 (2)
Headache Mean ( SD ) 8.9 (19.5) 8.9 (18.8) 8.9 (21.0) 9.3 (18.9) 0.0 5.2 (15.8) 3.8 a (12.1) 6.1 b (18.2) 9.0 b (22.9) 16.0***
Stomach ache Mean ( SD ) 6.2 (13.0) 5.7 a (12.3) 6.3 (13.1) 8.0 b (15.6) 6.0* 5.4 (14.2) 4.6 a (12.6) 4.6 a (9.9) 10.5 b (24.2) 26.0***
Sore throat or cough Mean ( SD ) 4.6 (10.7) 4.6 (10.9) 3.9 a (7.2) 6.0 b (15.1) 8.0* 3.3 (7.4) 3.3 (7.6) 3.1 (7.4) 3.6 (6.9) 0.0
Muscle or joint pain Mean ( SD ) 7.0 (20.5) 7.8 (22.1) 5.7 (17.2) 6.5 (19.6) 4.0 6.7 (17.8) 6.3 a (16.9) 5.5 a (14.2) 11.0 b (26.3) 10.0**
Chest pain Mean ( SD ) 2.2 (11.2) 1.4 a (7.2) 2.6 (13.1) 4.6 b (18.6) 9.32** 1.8 (9.2) 1.0 a (7.0) 1.8 a (7.8) 4.8 b (17.0) 21.36***
Dizziness Mean ( SD ) 1.7 (9.5) 1.7 (8.7) 1.4 (9.1) 2.4 (13.0) 1.44 1.8 (9.0) 1.4 a (8.0) 1.6 a (5.7) 3.7 b (16.1) 7.4*
Overall Mean ( SD ) 5.1 (8.3) 5.0 (8.0) 4.8 (8.0) 6.1 (9.9) 4.0 4.0 (7.4) 3.4 a (6.5) 3.8 a (5.9) 7.1 b (12.1) 32.0***

DSM-IV = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Weighted estimates, unweighted N s. Within a row, means with different superscript letters are statistically significantly different from each other at P < .05 within each wave.

* P < .05; ** P < .01; *** P < .001.