Tobacco use during adolescence may predict smoking during adulthood: simulation-based research.

Introduction: There is little information about the age of onset of smoking among adolescents and its continuation into adulthood. The objective of this study was to assess the influence of tobacco use during adolescence to predict the prevalence of adult smoking using simulation models.

Material And Methods: Five models were examined based on initiation and tobacco use rates among 421 adolescents.

Social networks on smoking, alcohol use and obesity among adolescents attending a school in the city of Lobos, Buenos Aires.

Introduction: The objective was to study different social networks of adolescents regarding the use of tobacco, alcohol use or obesity, in order to know to what extent friends and schoolmates influenced them in keeping or quitting these habits.

Materials And Methods: Two hundred and ninety six adolescents aged 14-18 years attending an urban school in the province of Buenos Aires were surveyed and clinically studied. Information was obtained on anthropometric parameters, tobacco and alcohol use and friendship relations were assessed so as to construct different social networks.

[Eating habits, physical activity, smoking and alcohol consumption in adolescents attending school in the province of Buenos Aires].

Introduction: Knowledge on dietary habits, tobacco and alcohol consumption in adolescents is crucial to plan early preventive programs. The objective was to assess the eating habits, physical activity and tobacco and alcohol consumption in adolescents of Buenos Aires, in order to get information on cardiovascular risk factors.

Material And Methods: Cross-sectional observational study in adolescents aged 11-16 years of 12 urban and rural, public and private schools of the province of Buenos Aires.