Patterns of flavored e-cigarette use among adult vapers in the USA: an online cross-sectional survey of 69,233 participants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Flavored e-cigarettes remain a controversial topic with regulators planning or already implementing restrictions worldwide. In this study, we examined patterns of flavor use in e-cigarettes among a convenience sample of US adult vapers.

Methods

Participants aged ≥ 18 years who reported ever using an e-cigarette were included in the study (N = 69,233) and responded to an online questionnaire. Their smoking status was recorded as well as patterns of flavor use at e-cigarette use initiation, at the time of the survey and at the time of smoking cessation (for participants who used to smoke and were using e-cigarettes at the time of quitting).

Results

The most popular flavors at e-cigarette use initiation were fruit (82.8%), followed by dessert/pastry/bakery (68

SUBMITTER: Farsalinos K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10576309 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature