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Am J Prev Med. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2017 October 01. Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2016 October ; 51(4): 446–453. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2016.03.010.
E-cigarette use among Florida youth with and without asthma Kelvin Choi, PhD and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Division of Intramural Research, Address: 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, Phone: 301-496-3400, Fax: 301-496-3489, [email protected]
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Debra Bernat, PhD University of Maryland School of Public Health Department of Behavioral and Community Health, College Park, MD
Abstract Introduction—Prevalence of electronic cigarette (e-cigarettes) use has increased dramatically among youth in recent years. However, little is known about e-cigarette use among youth with asthma, and how it differs by metropolitan status. This study assessed the prevalence of e-cigarette use among youth by metropolitan status, and examined the associations between e-cigarette use, susceptibility to cigarette smoking, and asthma attack.
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Methods—High school students who participated in the 2012 Florida Youth Tobacco Survey were included in this study (n=36085). Information on demographics, asthma status, ever and past-30-day use of e-cigarettes, susceptibility to cigarette smoking, having asthma attacks in the past 12 months were collected. Data were weighted to be representative of Florida high school students. Analyses were conducted in 2015.
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Results—Overall, prevalence of ever and past-30-day use of e-cigarettes among Florida high school students who reported having asthma were 10.4% and 5.3% respectively, which was higher than their counterparts who had never been diagnosed with asthma (ever use=7.2% and past 30day use=2.5%; p
Am J Prev Med. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2017 October 01. Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2016 October ; 51(4): 446–453. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2016.03.010.
E-cigarette use among Florida youth with and without asthma Kelvin Choi, PhD and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Division of Intramural Research, Address: 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, Phone: 301-496-3400, Fax: 301-496-3489, [email protected]
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Debra Bernat, PhD University of Maryland School of Public Health Department of Behavioral and Community Health, College Park, MD
Abstract Introduction—Prevalence of electronic cigarette (e-cigarettes) use has increased dramatically among youth in recent years. However, little is known about e-cigarette use among youth with asthma, and how it differs by metropolitan status. This study assessed the prevalence of e-cigarette use among youth by metropolitan status, and examined the associations between e-cigarette use, susceptibility to cigarette smoking, and asthma attack.
Author Manuscript
Methods—High school students who participated in the 2012 Florida Youth Tobacco Survey were included in this study (n=36085). Information on demographics, asthma status, ever and past-30-day use of e-cigarettes, susceptibility to cigarette smoking, having asthma attacks in the past 12 months were collected. Data were weighted to be representative of Florida high school students. Analyses were conducted in 2015.
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Results—Overall, prevalence of ever and past-30-day use of e-cigarettes among Florida high school students who reported having asthma were 10.4% and 5.3% respectively, which was higher than their counterparts who had never been diagnosed with asthma (ever use=7.2% and past 30day use=2.5%; p
