Respiratory symptoms among e-cigarette users without an established smoking history in the VERITAS cohort.

ABSTRACT: Prior research on e-cigarettes' health impacts is inconclusive due to confounding by previous tobacco smoking. Studies of e-cigarette use among people without an established smoking history are informative for this question. A cross-sectional survey was administered across six geopolitical world regions to adults aged 18+ without a history of established cigarette smoking or regular use of other nicotine/tobacco products. Two cohorts were defined based on e-cigarette use: "Vapers Cohort" (N = 491) who used e-cigarettes in the past 7 days and "Control Cohort" (N = 247) who never regularly used e-cigarettes. Frequency of respiratory symptoms (Respiratory Symptom Evaluation Score (RSES)) were compared between cohorts, adjusting for sociodemographics. Tobacco use history and patterns of e-ciga

SUBMITTER: Goicoechea JZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11574031 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature