Research Article

Tobacco and Substance Use among Psychiatric Inpatients in a Community Hospital: Cessation Counseling, Correlates, and Patterns of Use

Table 1

Tobacco smoking status distribution according to demographic characteristics, primary psychiatric diagnosis, and urine toxicology.

Patient CharacteristicsTobacco Smokers  
(N/)
Nontobacco Smokers (N/)

Sex
 Male306 (70.7)243 (61.2)
 Female127 (29.3)154 (38.8)

Race
 African American322 (74.4)281 (70)
 Asian10 (2.3)12 (3.0)
 Hispanic55 (12.7)57 (14.3)
 White17 (3.9)19 (4.8)
 Other29 (6.7)28 (7.0)

Psychiatric Diagnosis
 Schizophrenia111 (25.6)138 (34.8)
 Schizoaffective146 (33.7)86 (21.7)
 Bipolar69 (15.9)54 (13.6)
 Depression36 (8.3)41 (10.3)
 Others71 (16.4)78 (19.6)

Urine Toxicology
 Positive256 (30.8)138 (16.6)
 Negative113 (13.6)173 (20.8)
 No data available64 (7.7)86 (10.4)

Total433 (52.2)397 (47.8)

P<0.05.