Birth-cohort patterns of e-cigarette and other tobacco use among adolescents in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Background

E-cigarette use has increased considerably among US adolescents. While many studies have described cross-sectional prevalence trends of youth e-cigarette use, less is known about cohort or generational initiation and use patterns.

Methods

We used data from the US National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) from 2014 to 2022 and age-period-cohort models to analyze age-specific patterns of e-cigarette use initiation and prevalence by cohort and calendar. For comparison, we also examined initiation and prevalence for cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco, using NYTS data from 1999 to 2022.

Results

Age-specific e-cigarette initiation and prevalence varied considerably by calendar year and birth cohort. There was a rapid increase in e-cigarette initiation and preva

SUBMITTER: Torres-Alvarez R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11269000 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature