ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2020
Association Between Youth Smoking, Electronic Cigarette Use, and COVID-19.
Article in The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 186 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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186 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 338 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between e-cigarette use and COVID-19 diagnosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Population-Based Disease Odds for E-Cigarettes and Dual Use versus Cigarettes.NEJM evidence · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Literature Review of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Youth Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Use.Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare · 2023Pooled 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
- Correlates of tobacco use among Asian and Pacific Islander youth and young adults in the U.S.: A systematic review of the literature.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2021Pooled it
- Sex Differences and Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: A Systematic Review.Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/HemostasisPooled 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 Themes for Adolescent Vaping Warnings: A National Experiment.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022Trial
- Electronic cigarette aerosols disrupt airway barrier function via MMP-dependent E-cadherin cleavage: findings from cell culture and murine models.Archives of toxicology · 2026Article
- Nicotine and cotinine enhance SARS-CoV-2 entry through distinct but complementary mechanisms in human respiratory epithelial cells.Journal of virology · 2026Article
- Association Between Perceived COVID-19 Risk and Current Use of Any Nicotine Product Amongst Adolescents in Saudi Arabia.Drug and alcohol review · 2026Article
- Pandemic-Related Stressors Linked to Cannabis and Nicotine Use in a Longitudinal Study of Asian, Latinx, and White Young Adults.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2026Article
- Governing E-cigarettes in China: regulatory challenges and strategies for adolescent protection in the post-flavor ban era.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Lifestyle consequences for rescue workers in public health emergencies: a cross-sectional study from china.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Vaping nicotine is associated with increased medically-attended COVID-19 in women of reproductive age in an integrated health system.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Trends in Social Norms Toward Cigarette Smoking and E-cigarette Use Among U.S. Youth Between 2015 and 2021.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
- Trends in Daily Nicotine Vaping and Unsuccessful Quit Attempts in Youths.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Young Adult Cannabis, Alcohol, Nicotine, and Nonprescribed Pain Reliever Use in Washington State Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic.AJPM focus · 2025Article
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- Immunological Effects of Electronic Cigarette Use: A Review of Current Evidence.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2025Review
126 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed to assess whether youth cigarette and electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use are associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms, testing, and diagnosis.
methodsAn online national survey of adolescents and young adults (n = 4,351) aged 13-24 years was conducted in May 2020. Multivariable logistic regression assessed relationships among COVID-19-related symptoms, testing, and diagnosis and cigarettes only, e-cigarettes only and dual use, sociodemographic factors, obesity, and complying with shelter-in-place.
resultsCOVID-19 diagnosis was five times more likely among ever-users of e-cigarettes only (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.82-13.96), seven times more likely among ever-dual-users (95% CI: 1.98-24.55), and 6.8 times more likely among past 30-day dual-users (95% CI: 2.40-19.55). Testing was nine times more likely among past 30-day dual-users (95% CI: 5.43-15.47) and 2.6 times more likely among past 30-day e-cigarette only users (95% CI: 1.33-4.87). Symptoms were 4.7 times more likely among past 30-day dual-users (95% CI: 3.07-7.16).
conclusionsCOVID-19 is associated with youth use of e-cigarettes only and dual use of e-cigarettes and cigarettes, suggesting the need for screening and education.
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