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TITLE
Defining nicotine dependence for genetic research: evidence from Australian twins.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND NlmCategory: BACKGROUND
Whether current criteria used to define nicotine dependence are informative for genetic research is an important empirical question. The authors used items of the DSM-IV and of the Heaviness of Smoking Index to characterize the nicotine dependence phenotype and to identify salient symptoms in a genetically informative community sample of Australian young adult female and male twins.
METHOD NlmCategory: METHODS
Phenotypic and genetic factor analyses were performed on nine dependence symptoms (the seven DSM-IV substance dependence criteria and the two Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI) items derived from the Fagerström Tolerance Questionnaire, time to first cigarette in the morning and number of cigarettes smoked per day). Phenotypic and genetic analyses were restricted to ever smokers.
RESULTS NlmCategory: RESULTS
Phenotypic nicotine dependence symptom covariation was best captured by two factors with a similar pattern of factor loadings for women and men. In genetic factor analysis item covariation was best captured by two genetic but one shared environmental factor for both women and men; however, item factor loadings differed by gender. All nicotine dependence symptoms were substantially heritable, except for the DSM-IV criterion of 'giving up or reducing important activities in order to smoke', which was weakly familial.
CONCLUSIONS NlmCategory: CONCLUSIONS
The salient behavioral indices of nicotine dependence are similar for women and men. DSM-IV criteria of tolerance, withdrawal, and experiencing difficulty quitting and HSI items time to first cigarette in the morning and number of cigarettes smoked per day may represent the most highly heritable symptoms of nicotine dependence for both women and men.
DATE PUBLISHED
2004 Jul
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
pubmed 2004/10/27 09:00
medline 2004/12/16 09:00
entrez 2004/10/27 09:00
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Lessov CN Lessov Christina N CN Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA. Christina.lessov@sri.com
Martin NG Martin Nicholas G NG
Statham DJ Statham Dixie J DJ
Todorov AA Todorov Alexandre A AA
Slutske WS Slutske Wendy S WS
Bucholz KK Bucholz Kathleen K KK
Heath AC Heath Andrew C AC
Madden PA Madden Pamela A F PA
INVESTIGATORS
JOURNAL
VOLUME: 34
ISSUE: 5
TITLE: Psychological medicine
ISOABBREVIATION: Psychol Med
YEAR: 2004
MONTH: Jul
DAY:
MEDLINEDATE:
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CITEDMEDIUM: Print
ISSN: 0033-2917
ISSNTYPE: Print
MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: Psychol Med
COUNTRY: England
ISSNLINKING: 0033-2917
NLMUNIQUEID: 1254142
PUBLICATION TYPE
PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT
Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Twin Study
COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS
GRANTS
GRANTID AGENCY COUNTRY
AA07728 NIAAA NIH HHS United States
AA11998 NIAAA NIH HHS United States
DA00272 NIDA NIH HHS United States
DA07261 NIDA NIH HHS United States
DA12540 NIDA NIH HHS United States
DA12854 NIDA NIH HHS United States
GENERAL NOTE
KEYWORDS
MESH HEADINGS
DESCRIPTORNAME QUALIFIERNAME
Adult
Australia epidemiology
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders epidemiology
Diseases in Twins genetics
Factor Analysis, Statistical genetics
Female genetics
Humans genetics
Male genetics
Phenotype genetics
Prevalence genetics
Severity of Illness Index genetics
Tobacco Use Disorder genetics
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