Jung Ah Lee1, Sun Hee Kim1, Hong-Jun Cho2. 1. Department of Family Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olymphic-Ro 43-Gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, South Korea. 2. Department of Family Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olymphic-Ro 43-Gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, South Korea. hjcho@amc.seoul.kr.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the prevalence and correlates of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use in a representative sample of Korean adults. METHODS: This cross-sectional study used data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 2013. We analyzed 5338 subjects (≥19 years old) who provided data on e-cigarette use, sex, age, socioeconomic status, and health risk behaviors. Multivariate analyses were performed using logistic regression. RESULTS: Using weighted samples, the prevalence of ever and current e-cigarette use were 6.6 and 1.1 %, respectively (11.2 and 2.0 % in men and 2.0 and 0.4 % in women). In multivariate analysis, the probability of ever e-cigarette use was highest in current smokers (OR 29.3, 95 % CI 15.5-55.3), former smokers (OR 6.1, 95 % CI 3.3-11.2), and daily heavy drinkers (OR 1.9, 95 % CI 1.1-3.4). Current e-cigarette use was associated with current smoking (OR 16.2, 95 % CI 4.7-55.4) and weekly heavy drinking (OR 2.7, 95 % CI 1.1-6.7). CONCLUSIONS: E-cigarette use was strongly associated with conventional cigarette use and with frequent heavy drinking. Dual use e-cigarettes and conventional cigarette use as well as the association between heavy alcohol use and e-cigarettes need further exploration.
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the prevalence and correlates of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use in a representative sample of Korean adults. METHODS: This cross-sectional study used data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 2013. We analyzed 5338 subjects (≥19 years old) who provided data on e-cigarette use, sex, age, socioeconomic status, and health risk behaviors. Multivariate analyses were performed using logistic regression. RESULTS: Using weighted samples, the prevalence of ever and current e-cigarette use were 6.6 and 1.1 %, respectively (11.2 and 2.0 % in men and 2.0 and 0.4 % in women). In multivariate analysis, the probability of ever e-cigarette use was highest in current smokers (OR 29.3, 95 % CI 15.5-55.3), former smokers (OR 6.1, 95 % CI 3.3-11.2), and daily heavy drinkers (OR 1.9, 95 % CI 1.1-3.4). Current e-cigarette use was associated with current smoking (OR 16.2, 95 % CI 4.7-55.4) and weekly heavy drinking (OR 2.7, 95 % CI 1.1-6.7). CONCLUSIONS: E-cigarette use was strongly associated with conventional cigarette use and with frequent heavy drinking. Dual use e-cigarettes and conventional cigarette use as well as the association between heavy alcohol use and e-cigarettes need further exploration.
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Keywords:
E-cigarettes; Electronic cigarettes; Heavy drinking; Smoking
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