Relationship between Smoking and Depression among Adult Men in A Rural Area in West of Turkey

AIM: The aim of this study was to determine frequency of smoking, and was to evaluate it and #8217;s related with depression in 30-65 aged men in Beylikova district of Eskisehir city. METHOD: This cross-sectional study was realized between from 01st November to 31st December 2010 among men population of the age group 30-65 in Beylikova district of Eskisehir Province. Survey form to collect data for the purpose of this study was drawn from the literature. The Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire (FTQ) was used for to evaluate degree of nicotine dependence. Depression was measured with a Turkish version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The data were analyzed using the SPSS 15.0. Statistical analysis was made using the Chi square test and Spearman Correlation. A value of p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: The age average of 372 men was 45.41+/-10.59 (range=30-65). The frequency of smoking was 62.9%. The amount of cigarettes smoked ranged from 2 to 137.5 pack-years. The average scores of FTQ were 5.26+/-2.43 (min: 0, max: 10) in the smokers. A significant positive correlation was found between the scores of FTQ and the amount (pack-years) of cigarettes smoked (rs=0.567; p