Prevalence and sociodemographic disparities in ever E-cigarette use among adults in Los Angeles County

Autor: Yajun Du, Margaret Shih, Megha D. Shah, Mark D. Weber, Amy S. Lightstone
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Preventive Medicine Reports, Vol 15, Iss , Pp - (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-3355
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100904
Popis: E-cigarette use has increased rapidly among U.S. adults. Few studies have examined the prevalence and risk factors of e-cigarette use among adults in the United States. We conducted descriptive analyses to identify characteristics of ever e-cigarette users among adults (18 years and older) living in Los Angeles (LA) County, the most populous county in the U.S., using data from the 2015 LA County Health Survey. We used logistic regression to examine independent factors associated with ever e-cigarette use. Age-adjusted prevalence of ever e-cigarette use was 8.4%. A significant interaction between conventional cigarette smoking status and gender was found (p
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