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. 2020 Oct 1;180(10):1394-1398.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2817.

Trends in e-Cigarette Use in Adults in the United States, 2016-2018

Olufunmilayo H Obisesan  1   2 , Albert D Osei  1   2 , S M Iftekhar Uddin  1   2 , Omar Dzaye  1   3 , Mohammadhassan Mirbolouk  4 , Andrew Stokes  2   5 , Michael J Blaha  1   2
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Trends in e-Cigarette Use in Adults in the United States, 2016-2018

Olufunmilayo H Obisesan et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study uses data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to assess trends in e-cigarette use in the United States.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Uddin reported grants from the National Institutes of Health outside the submitted work. Dr Stokes reported grants from Johnson & Johnson Inc outside the submitted work. Dr Blaha reported grants from the US Food and Drug Administration and the American Heart Association during the conduct of the study; grants from the National Institutes of Health and Aetna Foundation, grants and personal fees from Amgen Foundation, and personal fees from Sanofi, Regneron, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Bayer, Akcea, Zogenix, Tricida, and Gilead outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. e-Cigarette Use Among Adults in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016 to 2018
Trends in current e-cigarette use prevalence by age (A); trends in daily e-cigarette use by age (B), in which the proportion of current users (daily to current use ratio) increased from 2016 to 2018; and trends in e-cigarette prevalence by age (C), including current e-cigarette use prevalence among those who have never smoked. Error bars indicate 95% CIs.
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