Patterns of flavored e-cigarette use at the time of quitting smoking: comparison between American young adults (18-24 years old) and older adults (> 24 years old).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Flavored e-cigarettes remain a controversial public health topic, with disagreement on their potential benefits and harms. In this study we compared patterns of flavor use in e-cigarettes at the time of quitting smoking between young adults (18-24 years old) with older adults (> 24 years old).

Methods

A convenience sample of US adults who formerly smoked and reported consuming e-cigarettes every day or some days during the period of quitting smoking were included in the study (N = 51,641) and responded to an online questionnaire. Participants were divided into young adults (n = 9895) and older adults (n = 41746).

Results

The most popular flavors used regularly by young adults and older adults were fruit (92.3% and 81.3%, P < 0.001), followed by dessert/past

SUBMITTER: Farsalinos K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12801745 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature