Association of Electronic Cigarette Use by US Adolescents With Subsequent Persistent Cigarette Smoking.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Many studies have reported a positive association of youth electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use with subsequent cigarette smoking initiation, but it remains unclear whether e-cigarette use is associated with continued cigarette smoking after initiation.

Objective

To assess the association of youth baseline e-cigarette use with their continued cigarette smoking 2 years after initiation.

Design, setting, and participants

The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study is a national longitudinal cohort study. This sample consisted of youth who participated in waves 3, 4, and 5 of the study (wave 3 was from October 2015 to October 2016, wave 4 was from December 2016 to January 2018, and wave 5 was from December 2018 to November 2019) and had neve

SUBMITTER: Sun R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10043747 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature