Association Between Electronic Cigarette Use and Myocardial Infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are promoted as a less risky alternative to conventional cigarettes and have grown in popularity. Experimental and clinical evidence suggests that they could increase the risk of myocardial infarction.

Methods

The National Health Interview Surveys of 2014 (n=36,697) and 2016 (n=33,028) were used to examine the cross-sectional association between e-cigarette use (never, former, some days, daily) and cigarette smoking (same categories) and myocardial infarction in a single logistic regression model that also included demographics (age, gender, BMI) and health characteristics (hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia) using logistic regression. Data were collected in 2014 and 2016 and analyzed in 2017 and 2018.

Result

SUBMITTER: Alzahrani T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6208321 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature