The spread of heated tobacco product (HTP) use across various subgroups during 2015-16 and 2017-18 in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heated tobacco product (HTP) use has increased substantially between 2016 and 2017 in Japan. This study aims to clarify how HTP use (IQOS, Ploom, and glo) spread across the different combustible cigarette smoking statuses during 2015-16 and 2017-18 in Japan.

Methods

We compared the two periods of (i) 2015 to 2016 (N = 5,366) and (ii) 2017 to 2018 (N = 3,422) from a longitudinal study randomly sampling members from the Japan "Society and New Tobacco" Internet Survey (JASTIS). Multivariable logistic regression models for current HTP use in the previous 30 days by combustible cigarette smoking status in the previous year were used adjusting for socio-demographic factors.

Results

HTP use increased by 10 times in the 2017-18 cohort compared with the 2015-16 coho

SUBMITTER: Hori A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9884561 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature