Frequency of E-cigarette use and cigarette smoking among Canadian students. 2019

Sunday Azagba, and Kebba Kah, and Keely Latham
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, United States of America. Electronic address: sunday.azagba@utah.edu.

The emergence of electronic nicotine delivery systems (commonly referred to as e-cigarettes) has created an ongoing public health debate and concerns, especially in regards to adolescents. The present study examined associations between the frequency of e-cigarette use and cigarette smoking among school students. Data on students (grades 7-12) was obtained from the 2016-2017 Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (n = 51,661). Multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine associations between the frequency of e-cigarette use and smoking. Subgroup analyses were performed for male and female students. Among those who reported any cigarette smoking in the past 30 days, 55% reported e-cigarette use at least once in the last 30 days. Additionally, 17% reported e-cigarette use for 21-30 days among those who smoked cigarettes for at least 21 days. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed e-cigarette use was associated with higher odds of cigarette smoking, especially among more frequent e-cigarette users. Those who used an e-cigarette 21-30 days had higher odds of cigarette smoking (smoked cigarette at least once AOR = 4.83, CI = 3.33-7.01; at least 11 days AOR = 3.73, CI = 2.40-5.80; at least 21 days AOR = 3.39, CI = 2.16-5.34). Findings suggest that those who smoked cigarettes at least once in the past 30 days had a higher frequency of e-cigarette use.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002170 Canada The largest country in North America, comprising 10 provinces and three territories. Its capital is Ottawa.
D003430 Cross-Sectional Studies Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time. Disease Frequency Surveys,Prevalence Studies,Analysis, Cross-Sectional,Cross Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Survey,Surveys, Disease Frequency,Analyses, Cross Sectional,Analyses, Cross-Sectional,Analysis, Cross Sectional,Cross Sectional Analyses,Cross Sectional Studies,Cross Sectional Survey,Cross-Sectional Analyses,Cross-Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Study,Cross-Sectional Surveys,Disease Frequency Survey,Prevalence Study,Studies, Cross-Sectional,Studies, Prevalence,Study, Cross-Sectional,Study, Prevalence,Survey, Cross-Sectional,Survey, Disease Frequency,Surveys, Cross-Sectional
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000072137 Vaping Inhaling of vapors produced by ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS such as E-CIGARETTES. ECig Use,Ecigarette Use,Nicotine Vaping,THC Vaping,E-Cig Use,E-Cigarette Use,Electronic Cigarette Use,Vape,Cigarette Use, Electronic,E Cig Use,E Cigarette Use,E-Cig Uses,E-Cigarette Uses,ECig Uses,Ecigarette Uses,Electronic Cigarette Uses,Nicotine Vapings,THC Vapings,Use, E-Cig,Use, E-Cigarette,Use, ECig,Use, Ecigarette,Use, Electronic Cigarette,Uses, Ecigarette,Vapes,Vaping, Nicotine,Vaping, THC,Vapings, Nicotine,Vapings, THC
D000073865 Cigarette Smoking The SMOKING of CIGARETTES. Smoking, Cigarette
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000294 Adolescent Behavior Any observable response or action of an adolescent. Behavior, Adolescent,Adolescent Behaviors,Behaviors, Adolescent
D012574 Schools Educational institutions. Primary Schools,Schools, Secondary,Secondary Schools,Primary School,School,School, Primary,School, Secondary,Schools, Primary,Secondary School

Related Publications

Sunday Azagba, and Kebba Kah, and Keely Latham
January 2024, Tobacco use insights,
Sunday Azagba, and Kebba Kah, and Keely Latham
December 2015, American journal of public health,
Sunday Azagba, and Kebba Kah, and Keely Latham
November 2017, American journal of health behavior,
Sunday Azagba, and Kebba Kah, and Keely Latham
December 2018, Pediatrics,
Sunday Azagba, and Kebba Kah, and Keely Latham
August 2016, American journal of preventive medicine,
Sunday Azagba, and Kebba Kah, and Keely Latham
September 2019, European journal of pediatrics,
Sunday Azagba, and Kebba Kah, and Keely Latham
January 2020, Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.),
Sunday Azagba, and Kebba Kah, and Keely Latham
March 2017, International journal of environmental research and public health,
Sunday Azagba, and Kebba Kah, and Keely Latham
January 2017, Tobacco regulatory science,
Sunday Azagba, and Kebba Kah, and Keely Latham
November 2022, Addiction (Abingdon, England),
Copied contents to your clipboard!