ArticlePloS one2016
Association between Electronic Cigarette Use and Asthma among High School Students in South Korea.
Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04616313 (Novel Pulmonary Imaging of Lung Structure and Function in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic E-cigarette Smokers), which is not on this map. Cited by 106 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Novel Pulmonary Imaging of Lung Structure and Function in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic E-cigarette Smokers
Who cites it
106 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 202 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association of active and passive smoking with adolescent asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Population-Based Disease Odds for E-Cigarettes and Dual Use versus Cigarettes.NEJM evidence · 2024Pooled it
- The Health Effects of Real-World Dual Use of Electronic and Conventional Cigarettes versus the Health Effects of Exclusive Smoking of Conventional Cigarettes: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Risk factors of asthma in the Asian population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of physiological anthropology · 2021Pooled it
- E-cigarette use and respiratory disorders: an integrative review of converging evidence from epidemiological and laboratory studies.The European respiratory journal · 2021Pooled it
- How effective are electronic cigarettes for reducing respiratory and cardiovascular risk in smokers? A systematic review.Harm reduction journal · 2020Pooled it
- How do we determine the impact of e-cigarettes on cigarette smoking cessation or reduction? Review and recommendations for answering the research question with scientific rigor.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2018Pooled it
- Overview of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: A Systematic Review.American journal of preventive medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Comparison of e-Cigarette and Cigarette Use and Dual Use Associations With Disease: Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Pooled it
- Adverse symptoms attributed to e-cigarettes over 6 months among participants of a randomized controlled trial testing nicotine free-base e-cigarettes for smoking cessation: secondary analysis of the ESTxENDS trial.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026Trial
- Acute Effects of Electronic Cigarette Inhalation on the Vasculature and the Conducting Airways.Cardiovascular toxicology · 2019Trial
- E-Cigarette Use Trajectories and Respiratory Symptoms in Adolescents and Young Adults: Sustained Use Linked to Greater Symptom Frequency.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2026Article
- Educational impact of an animated video on medical students' knowledge and counselling confidence regarding e-cigarette health risks in Thailand: a prospective cohort study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- The effects of e-cigarette use on asthma severity in adult BALB/c mice.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Molecular Health Effects of Electronic Cigarettes.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Reasons for not using e-cigarettes among adults who smoke: findings from the 2019-2021 Euromonitor International's Voice of the Consumer: Nicotine Survey in 20 countries.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between adolescent vaping and physical and mental health problems.Addictive behaviors reports · 2025Article
- The Role of Environmental Exposures in Pediatric Asthma Pathogenesis: A Contemporary Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Partial amelioration of a chronic cigarette-smoke-induced phenotype in mice by switching to electronic cigarettes.Archives of toxicology · 2025Article
- The association between electronic cigarette use and respiratory symptoms among university students: A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesLittle is known about health outcomes related to electronic cigarette (EC) use, despite its growing popularity. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between EC use and asthma.
methodsThe study design is a cross-sectional study. A total of 35,904 high school students were included as the final study population. The presence of asthma was based on a student's self-reported doctor diagnosis of asthma in the past 12 months.
resultsPrevalence rates of asthmatics in 'current EC users' (n = 2,513), 'former EC users' (n = 2,078), and 'never EC users' (n = 31,313), were 3.9% (n = 98), 2.2% (n = 46) and 1.7% (n = 530), respectively. Comparing 'current EC' users with 'never EC' users, the unadjusted OR for asthma was 2.36 (95% CI: 1.89-2.94). In order to control for the effect of conventional cigarette (CC) smoking, after stratifying the subjects by the three CC smoking categories (never CC, former CC, and current CC), within the 'never CC' category, the unadjusted OR for asthma for 'current EC' users was 3.41 (95% CI: 1.79-6.49), and the adjusted OR was 2.74 (95% CI: 1.30-5.78). Severe asthma was reflected by the number of days absent from school due to asthma symptoms; current EC users had the highest adjusted OR for severe asthma compared to 'never EC' users.
conclusionsWhen compared to a reference population of high school students in South Korea, EC users have an increased association with asthma and are more likely to have had days absent from school due to severe asthma symptoms. In conclusion, the results indicate that EC use may be a risk factor for asthma. The results may be useful in developing a scientific basis for the evaluation of a potential health hazard by EC.
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