England SimSmoke: the impact of nicotine vaping on smoking prevalence and smoking-attributable deaths in England.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Whereas the use of nicotine vaping products (NVPs) is widespread, their impact on smoking prevalence is controversial. This study considered the potential impact of NVPs on smoking prevalence in England.

Design

Indirect simulation model. The England SimSmoke model is validated through 2012, before NVP use became more widely used by smokers. Because information on NVP-related transitions is limited, an indirect method is used; the difference in observed smoking prevalence (reflecting NVPs) is compared with a 2012-2019 counterfactual No-NVP scenario (without NVPs) to estimate the impact of NVPs on smoking and smoking-attributable deaths.

Setting

England, 2000-2019.

Participants

Nationally representative sample of population.

Measurements

SUBMITTER: Levy DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9364758 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature