Tobacco Product Use and Functionally Important Respiratory Symptoms Among US Adolescents/Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The relation between respiratory symptoms and the range of tobacco product use among US adolescents/young adults is not yet clear. This cross-sectional analysis examines tobacco product use and respiratory symptoms in a nationally representative sample of 21,057 adolescents/young adults aged 12-24 years from Wave 4 (2016-17) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study.

Methods

Presence of functionally important respiratory symptoms was defined by questions regarding wheezing and nighttime cough at a cutoff score associated with poorer functional health status. Past-30-day tobacco use was analyzed 2 ways: never-tobacco users (reference) versus combustible users, noncombustible-only users, and former users; or frequency of use of cigarettes and/or e-ciga

SUBMITTER: Tanski S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9615440 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature