ArticleTobacco induced diseases2020
Associations between trying to control weight, weight control behaviors and current electronic cigarette usage in middle and high school students: A cross-sectional study in Zhejiang Province, China.
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- Weight Teasing and Binge Eating Among Adolescents in Shanghai, China: Role of Anxiety and Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Associations between Adolescent Electronic Cigarette Use and Eating Behaviors.Substance use & misuse · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review of Vaping Among the Asian Adolescent Population.Asia-Pacific journal of public health · 2024Article
- Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors according to the Status of Combustible Cigarette and Noncombustible Nicotine or Tobacco Product Use among Korean Adolescents with Experience Attempting to Reduce or Maintain Their Body Weight: The 15th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2019.Korean journal of family medicine · 2024Article
- Exploring Vaping Patterns and Weight Management-Related Concerns among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Metabolic and Other Endocrine Elements with Regard to Lifestyle Choices: Focus on E-Cigarettes.Metabolites · 2023Review
- E-cigarette weight and appetite control beliefs and e-cigarette initiation in young adults.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2023Article
- E-Cigarette Dependence and Weight-Related Attitudes/Behaviors Associated With Eating Disorders in Adolescent Girls.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Awareness and use of e-cigarettes among university students in Shanghai, China.Tobacco induced diseases · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionPrevious research has indicated that weight control behaviors are linked to cigarette smoking, whether these relationships extend to electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is unknown. This study aims to examine the association between weight control behaviors and current e-cigarette usage among middle and high school students in China.
methodsBased on the 2017 Zhejiang Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 17359 students were included and relevant data involving e-cigarette and weight control behaviors were collected via self-reported questionnaires. Logistic regression models were used to examine the associations between trying to control weight, specific weight control behaviors and current e-cigarette usage. Odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) are reported.
resultsOf the 17359 students, 374 (2.15%) were current e-cigarette users. No significant association was observed between trying to control weight and current e-cigarette usage (OR=1.01; 95% CI: 0.81-1.28). Significant associations were found between current e-cigarette usage and unhealthy weight control behaviors of eating less food, fewer calories (OR=1.74; 95% CI: 1.33-2.27), as well as taking laxatives (OR=3.34; 95% CI: 2.11-5.27), taking diet pills (OR=2.63; 95% CI: 1.72-4.02) and going without eating for 24 hours or more (OR=2.74; 95% CI: 1.86-4.04).
conclusionsA positive association was found between unhealthy weight control behaviors and current e-cigarette usage in adolescents. Specific education programs on unhealthy weight control behaviors should be considered in adolescents.
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