Association between the use of electronic cigarettes and the prevalence of chronic rhinosinusitis and allergic rhinitis: a nationwide cross-sectional study.
Rhinology
; 60(1): 20-28, 2022 Feb 01.
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| ID: mdl-34941973
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Whether the use of electronic cigarettes (ECs) is associated with upper airway diseases, including chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and allergic rhinitis (AR), remains unclear.METHODS:
We analyzed data from the nationwide cross-sectional surveys the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey VI (2013-2015), VII (2016-2018), and VIII (2019). Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association between EC use and CRS or AR.RESULTS:
Among a total of 38,413 participants, 6.4% were former EC users and 2.5% were current EC users. Former EC users and current EC showed a significantly increased OR for CRS or AR compared with never EC users. In the subgroup analysis, the "current CC (conventional cigarette)-current EC" and the "current CC-formal EC" group had a significantly higher OR for CRS or AR than the "current CC-never EC" group. In addition, former CC smokers who currently use ECs showed a significantly higher OR for AR than former CC smokers without EC use.CONCLUSIONS:
EC use is significantly associated with a high prevalence of CRS and AR in the adult population. These results indicate that the use of ECs may increase the risk of upper airway disease.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Rhinitis, Allergic
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Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Rhinology
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article