在VERITAS队列中,电子烟使用者没有确定的吸烟史的呼吸系统症状
Jefrrey Zamora Goicoechea1,2,3, Allison Boughner4,5, Juan José Cirion Lee6
1International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organisations (INNCO), Vejle, Denmark.
Scientific reports
|November 18, 2024
概括
这项研究发现,在没有吸烟史的成年人中,使用电子烟与稍微增加的呼吸系统症状有关,但不具有临床意义. 大多数参与者报告罕见或没有症状,无论vaping状态.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 呼吸系统医学 呼吸系统医学
- 控制烟草的控制方式
背景情况:
- 之前关于电子烟对健康的影响的研究受到前期烟草使用等混因素的限制.
- 专注于没有吸烟史的个人研究对于了解电子烟的影响至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查电子烟使用与没有先前确定的吸烟史的成年人呼吸系统症状之间的关联.
- 为了在全球队列中比较电子烟使用者和非使用者之间的呼吸系统症状频率.
主要方法:
- 在六个世界地区进行了一项横截面调查,对18岁以上的成年人进行了调查.
- 参与者被分为"vapers队列" (最近的电子烟使用者) 和"控制队列" (从未经常使用电子烟).
- 使用呼吸道症状评估分数 (RSES) 评估呼吸道症状,并根据社会人口统计学调整分析.
主要成果:
- 在这两组人群中,呼吸道症状不常见;83.3%的电子烟者和88.4%的对照报告很少或从未经历过症状.
- 与对照组相比,吸烟者队列显示呼吸系统症状的增加具有统计学意义,但与临床上无关 (调整后的RSES平均值为1.61对1.43).
- 吸烟者更有可能以前尝试过香烟 (30.8%对12.1%),并且不经常使用其他尼古丁产品.
结论:
- 在没有确定的可燃烟草使用史的成年人中,使用电子烟与呼吸道症状的统计学上显著,但未具有临床意义的增加有关.
- 该研究强调了一次性电子烟设备的普及率和vapers中多种风味的使用.
- 截面设计排除了在电子烟使用和呼吸道症状之间建立因果关系的可能性.
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