ArticleScientific reports2020
Dual use of electronic and conventional cigarettes is associated with higher cardiovascular risk factors in Korean men.
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72 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 104 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- Health Effects of Electronic Cigarettes: An Umbrella Review and Methodological Considerations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- E-cigarettes and nicotine abstinence: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2022Pooled it
- Chronic health effects associated with electronic cigarette use: A systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled 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
- Identifying Promising Message Themes for Youth Who Use Multiple Tobacco Products.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2025Trial
- A Narrative Review of the Potential Impact of Next-Generation Tobacco and Nicotine Products on Cardiovascular Health.Cureus · 2026Review
- [Cessation intention and behavior of e-cigarettes and associated factors among 18-44 Chinese adults: Based on protection motivation theory].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2026Article
- Association of Conventional and Electronic Cigarette Use with Obesity and Central Obesity Among Korean Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2016-2018 KNHANES (2016-2018).Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Exercise-based interventions for smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of sport and health science · 2026Review
- Identifying Latent Classes of Dual Cigarette/ENDS Users Based on Motivations for ENDS Use: Product Substitution Versus Complementary Use.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026Article
- Associations Between Tobacco Use Behaviors and Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Adults: Analysis of the 2020-2022 KNHANES.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2026Article
- Associations of dual use and conventional cigarette smoking with metabolic syndrome in Korean adults: a population-based study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Tobacco use trends in South Korea, 2013-2023: Persistent disparities and emerging challenges in a repeated cross-sectional study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- Association between smoking cessation and depressive symptoms according to cessation duration, pack-years, and tobacco product type: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Korea.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The impact of e-cigarette exposure on metabolic function: a narrative review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Development of Survey Measures of Uncontrolled Vaping and Vaping Restraint.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
- How e-cigarettes compromise children's human rights.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2025Article
- Analysis of the Dual Use of Electronic Cigarettes and Conventional Tobacco According to the Survey on Alcohol and Other Drugs in the General Population in Spain (EDADES 2022).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Most smokers who use electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) to stop smoking simultaneously use conventional cigarettes (dual users). We aimed to compare the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among dual users, cigarette-only smokers, and never smokers in Korean men. We used data acquired from Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2013-2017) pertaining to 7,505 male participants aged 19 years or older. About 85% of e-cigarette users were dual users. Dual users had greater nicotine dependence and higher urinary cotinine levels than cigarette-only smokers. Dual users had more psychosocial and behavioural risk factors, including perceived high stress, depressive mood, high daily intake of energy, and obesity, than never smokers and cigarette-only smokers. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) was higher among dual users, and their multivariate-adjusted prevalence odds ratio for MetS was 2.79 (P < 0.001) compared with never smokers and 1.57 (P = 0.038) compared with cigarette-only smokers. Given that most e-cigarette users are dual users and dual users are more vulnerable to cardiovascular risk factors than cigarette-only smokers and never smokers, more active treatment for smoking cessation and intensive lifestyle interventions for dual users should be considered with priority.
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