Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With Incident Respiratory Conditions Among US Adults From 2013 to 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Generating robust and timely evidence about the respiratory health risks of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is critical for informing state and federal regulatory standards for product safety.

Objective

To examine the association of e-cigarette use with incident respiratory conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and asthma.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study used data from the nationally representative cohort of US adults from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study, including wave 1 from 2013 to 2014, wave 2 from 2014 to 2015, wave 3 from 2015 to 2016, and wave 4 from 2016 to 2018. Individuals aged 18 years and older at baseline with no preval

SUBMITTER: Xie W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7662143 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature