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.