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Abstract Title:

E-cigarette use and respiratory disorder in an adult sample.

Abstract Source:

Drug Alcohol Depend. 2018 Nov 7 ;194:363-370. Epub 2018 Nov 7. PMID: 30472577

Abstract Author(s):

Thomas A Wills, Ian Pagano, Rebecca J Williams, Elizabeth K Tam

Article Affiliation:

Thomas A Wills

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES: Little evidence is available on the association of e-cigarettes with health indices. We investigated the association of e-cigarette use with diagnosed respiratory disorder among adults in data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS).

METHODS: The 2016 Hawaii BRFSS, a cross-sectional random-dial telephone survey, had 8087 participants; mean age was 55 years. Items asked about e-cigarette use, cigarette smoking, and being diagnosed by a health professional with (a) asthma or (b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Multivariable analyses tested associations of e-cigarette use with the respiratory variables controlling for smoking and for demographic, physical, and psychosocial variables.

RESULTS: Controlling for the covariates and smoking there was a significant association of e-cigarette use with chronic pulmonary disorder in the total sample (AOR = 2.58, CI 1.36-4.89, p<0.01) and a significant association with asthma among nonsmokers (AOR = 1.33, CI 1.00-1.77, p <  0.05). The associations were stronger among nonsmokers than among smokers. Results were similar for analyses based on relative risk and absolute risk. There was also a greater likelihood of respiratory disorder for smokers, females, and persons with overweight, financial stress, and secondhand smoke exposure.

CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to show a significant independent association of e-cigarette use with chronic respiratory disorder. Several aspects of the data are inconsistent with the possibility that e-cigarettes were being used for smoking cessation by persons with existing respiratory disorder. Theoretical mechanisms that might link e-cigarettes use and respiratory symptoms are discussed.

Study Type : Human Study

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