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Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this presentation attendees will be able to:
- Discuss 10 year trends in smoking prevalence rates among adults, trends in lung cancer incidence rates, and implications for lung cancer control among Kansas residents.
Key Points: Adult smoking prevalence rates decreased in Kansas during the period 1999 through 2010 from 21.0 percent (95% CI = 19.5 to 22.5) to 17.0 percent (95% CI = 15.8 to 18.2), an absolute decrease of four percent. The rate decreased from 21.0 percent to 17.8 percent, during 1999 – 2005, whereas it only decreased 0.8 percent from 2005 through 2010. More of the decrease occurred in males, with the absolute decrease from 1999 through 2010 being 6.1 percent in males and 2.1 percent in females. For males the prevalence rate decreased from 24.3 percent (95% CI = 21.8 to 26.8), to 18.2 percent (95% CI = 16.2 to 20.1), while for females, the prevalence rate decreased from 18.0 percent (95% CI = 16.3 to 19.7) to 15.9 percent (95% CI = 14.5 to 17.2), a statistically significant decrease for males, but not for females. Lung cancer age adjusted incidence rates for 1998 through 2008 remained virtually unchanged, varying from 63.1 to 62.1 per 100,000 per year. For males there was an absolute decrease of 8.6 per 100,000; for females there was an absolute increase of 4.0 per 100,000. Neither change was statistically significant. Discussion of trends and differences by gender and race/ethnic group will be presented.
Educational Experience: The audience will learn through a lecture, followed by a question and answer period.
Benefits: Methods to reduce smoking prevalence rates by means of eliminating exemptions in Clean Indoor Air Acts will be discussed.