Comparison of toxicant load from waterpipe and cigarette tobacco smoking among young adults in the USA.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To form population-level comparisons of total smoke volume, tar, carbon monoxide and nicotine consumed from waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) and cigarette smoking using data from a nationally representative sample of smokers and non-smokers aged 18-30 years.

Methods

In March and April 2013, we surveyed a nationally representative sample of 3254 US young adults to assess the frequency and volume of WTS and cigarette smoking. We used Monte Carlo analyses with 5000 repetitions to estimate the proportions of toxicants originating from WTS and cigarette smoking. Analyses incorporated survey weights and used recent meta-analytic data to estimate toxicant exposures associated with WTS and cigarette smoking.

Results

Compared with the additive estimates of WTS and ci

SUBMITTER: Primack BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9299954 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature