RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Electronic cigarette use among US adults in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, 2013–2014
JF Tobacco Control
JO Tob Control
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e117
OP e126
DO 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053462
VO 26
IS e2
A1 Coleman, Blair N
A1 Rostron, Brian
A1 Johnson, Sarah E
A1 Ambrose, Bridget K
A1 Pearson, Jennifer
A1 Stanton, Cassandra A
A1 Wang, Baoguang
A1 Delnevo, Cristine
A1 Bansal-Travers, Maansi
A1 Kimmel, Heather L
A1 Goniewicz, Maciej L
A1 Niaura, Raymond
A1 Abrams, David
A1 Conway, Kevin P
A1 Borek, Nicolette
A1 Compton, Wilson M
A1 Hyland, Andrew
YR 2017
UL http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/26/e2/e117.abstract
AB Background Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use in the USA is increasing. As such, it is critical to understand who uses e-cigarettes, how e-cigarettes are used and what types of products are prevalent. This study assesses patterns of current e-cigarette use among daily and non-daily adult users in the 2013–2014 Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study.Methods We examined the proportion of current adult e-cigarette users (n=3642) reporting infrequent use (use on ‘some days’ and use on 0–2 of the past 30 days), moderate use (use on ‘some days’ and use on >2 of the past 30 days) and daily use. We examined demographic characteristics, use of other tobacco products and e-cigarette product characteristics overall and by use category. Adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) were calculated using Poisson regression to assess correlates of daily e-cigarette use.Results Among the 5.5% of adult current e-cigarette users in the PATH Study, 42.2% reported infrequent use, 36.5% reported moderate use and 21.3% reported daily use. Cigarette smokers who quit in the past year were more likely to report daily e-cigarette use, compared with current smokers (aPR=3.21, 95% CI=2.75 to 3.76). Those who reported using rechargeable or refillable devices were more likely to report daily use compared with those who did not use these devices (aPR=1.95, 95% CI=1.44 to 2.65 and aPR=2.10, 95% CI=1.75 to 2.52, respectively).Conclusions The majority of e-cigarette users in this study reported less than daily use. Compared with non-daily use, daily use was associated with being a former smoker; however, cross-sectional data limits our ability to establish the temporality or directionality of such associations.