E-cigarette use is associated with other tobacco use among US adolescents

Rehab Auf (), Mary Jo Trepka, Mazen Selim, Ziyad Ben Taleb, Mario De La Rosa, Elena Bastida and Miguel Ángel Cano
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Rehab Auf: Howard University
Mary Jo Trepka: Florida International University
Mazen Selim: Jackson South Community Hospital
Ziyad Ben Taleb: Florida International University
Mario De La Rosa: Florida International University
Elena Bastida: Florida International University
Miguel Ángel Cano: Florida International University

International Journal of Public Health, 2019, vol. 64, issue 1, No 16, 125-134

Abstract: Abstract Objectives To examine whether tobacco initiation via e-cigarettes increases the likelihood of subsequent tobacco use among a large representative sample of US adolescents. Methods This study is a retrospective longitudinal analysis from a representative sample of US middle and high school students (n = 39,718) who completed the 2014 and 2015 National Youth Tobacco Survey. The adjusted odds ratios of lifetime and current use of tobacco use were estimated by logistic regression analysis while controlling for important socio-ecological factors associated with tobacco use. Results E-cigarette initiators were more likely to report current use of cigarettes (AOR 2.7; 1.9–4.0, p

Keywords: E-cigarette; Tobacco initiation; Cigarette; Cigar; Smokeless tobacco; Adolescents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-018-1166-7

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