Prevalence of e-cigarette use higher than traditional smoking for women, Mexican Americans, other Hispanics<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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TUESDAY, Nov. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Electronic cigarette users have higher risk for earlier stroke onset compared with dual and traditional cigarette users, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2021, held virtually from Nov. 13 to 15.<\/p>\n
Neel Patel, M.D., M.B.B.S., from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional survey using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database from 2015 to 2018 to examine the effects of smoking habits on individuals with a history of stroke. Data were included for 266,058 respondents, including 79,825 smokers (e-cigarette, 9.72 percent; traditional, 60.91 percent, and dual smokers, 29.37 percent). <\/p>\n
The researchers found that the overall prevalence of stroke was 5.41 percent among all smokers. The prevalence of e-cigarette use was higher than traditional smoking among women with stroke (36.36 versus 33.91 percent). Compared to traditional smoking, the prevalence of e-cigarette use was higher among Mexican Americans (21.21 versus 6.02 percent) and other Hispanics (24.24 versus 7.70 percent). Compared with dual and traditional smokers, e-cigarette users had earlier stroke onset (median age in years: 48 versus 50 and 59, respectively). The prevalence of stroke was higher among traditional smokers versus e-cigarette or dual smokers (6.75 versus 1.09 and 3.72 percent, respectively). The odds of having a history of stroke were higher among e-cigarette users versus traditional smokers in multivariable logistic regression analysis (adjusted odds ratio, 1.15).<\/p>\n
“These findings have clear implications for physicians, health care policymakers and tobacco product regulatory authorities who are advocating for new regulations on e-cigarette access, sales, and marketing,” Patel said in a statement.<\/p>\n
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