Associations between chronic cigarette smoking and taste function: Results from the 2013-2014 national health and nutrition examination survey

[摘要] We identified associations between cigarette-smoking and taste function in the U.S. NHANES 2013-2014. Adults 30 min) and dependent chronic smokers ( 30 min) rated less bitter (13: -2.0, 95% CI: -4.0 to 0.1 and 13: -2.9, 95% CI: -4.5 to -1.3, respectively) and salty (13: -5.3, 95% CI: -9.3 to -1.4 and 13: -4.7, 95% CI: -8.6 to -0.7, respectively) intensities on the tongue-tip. Depressed tongue-tip intensity in dependent smokers (with/without chronicity) versus never smokers was significant in younger (40-65 years), but not older ( 65 years) adults. Former smokers, non-chronic/less dependent smokers, and menthol smokers were more likely to report elevated whole-mouth quinine and 1 M NaCl intensities. Tongue-tip and whole-mouth taste intensity concordance varied between smokers and never smokers-current dependent smokers were more likely to rate tongue-tip quinine and NaCl lower than their respective whole-mouth tastants (OR: 1.8, 95% CI: 1.0 to 3.1 and OR: 1.8, 95% CI: 1.1 to 2.8, respectively). In summary, these U.S. nationally-representative data show that current smoking with chronicity and/or dependence associates with lower tongue-tip intensity for bitter and salty stimuli. Smokers with greater exposure to nicotine and/or dependence showed greater risk of taste alterations, with implications for diet- and smoking-related health outcomes.

[发布日期] 2021-10-15

[关键词] Taste;Smoking;Cigarettes;Nicotine;NHANES