Vaping-Related Adverse Events and Perceived Health Improvements: A Cross-Sectional Survey among Daily E-Cigarette Users

Melinda Pénzes, Márta Bakacs, Zoltán Brys, József Vitrai, Gergely Tóth, Zombor Berezvai and Róbert Urbán
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Melinda Pénzes: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, H-1085 Budapest, Hungary
Márta Bakacs: National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition, H-1051 Budapest, Hungary
Zoltán Brys: Department of Telecommunications and Media Informatics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
József Vitrai: Pharmaproject-Statisztika Ltd., H-2081 Piliscsaba, Hungary
Gergely Tóth: Institute of Sociology, Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre of Excellence, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, H-1097 Budapest, Hungary
Zombor Berezvai: Institute of Marketing, Corvinus University of Budapest, H-1093 Budapest, Hungary
Róbert Urbán: Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, H-1064 Budapest, Hungary

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 16, 1-15

Abstract: Web-based samples of e-cigarette users commonly report significant vaping-related health improvements (HIs) and mild adverse events (AEs). This cross-sectional study with in-person interviewing data collection examined self-reported AEs and perceived HIs among Hungarian adult current daily exclusive e-cigarette ( n = 65) and dual users ( n = 127), and former daily e-cigarette users ( n = 91) in 2018. Logistic regression was used to evaluate associations between reporting any AEs/HIs, vaping status, and covariates. More former users (52.7%) reported AEs than current users (39.6%; p = 0.038). Exclusive and dual daily users reported similar rates of AEs (44.6% and 37.0%, respectively; p = 0.308). More current users (46.9%) experienced HIs than former users (35.2%; p = 0.064). Exclusive daily users were more likely to report HIs than dual users (63.1% versus 38.6%; p = 0.001). Former user status and smoking cessation/reduction reasons increased the odds of reporting AEs, whereas nicotine-containing e-liquid use and older age decreased the odds of reporting AEs. Exclusive vaper status, using advanced generation devices, and smoking cessation/reduction reasons increased the odds of experiencing HIs. This study, which used a traditional data collection methodology, found a higher rate of AEs and a lower rate of HIs compared to web-based surveys. Our results highlight that experiencing AEs and HIs is affected by users’ characteristics, in addition to the device and e-liquid type.

Keywords: e-cigarette; vaping; adverse event; health effect; perceived health; health benefit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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