Relationship between smoking cessation rates and underlying diseases

PURPOSE: To compare smoking cessation rates among patients with underlying diseases treated with the same anti-smoking program and to analyze the relationship between disease entity and cessation rate, retrospectively. SUBJECT: Between June and December 2006, 98 patients were treated at the Nicotine Addiction Clinic in Nagoya Medical Center. Of these, 97 who had been covered by a social insurance were enrolled in this study. RESULTS: Underlying diseases were psychological in 18 (20%), cancer in 9 (9%). cerebrovascular in 13 (13%), and respiratory in 9 (9%). The overall smoking cessation rate at one month was 61%. Cessation rates for each underlying disease were 100% in hypertension, 100% in ischemic heart diseases, 100% in diabetes mellitus, 89% in cancer, 85% in cerebrovascular diseases, 44% in respiratory diseases, 28% in psychological disorders, and 17% in HIV infection. CONCLUSIONS: The most prevalent type underlying disease was psychological disorders. Smoking cessation rates were high in ischemic heart diseases, cancer, and hypertension, but low in psychological disorders and HIV infection.