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ArticlePreventive medicine reports2025

Shaoying Ma, Eden Chaudhry, Sooa Ahn, Marielle C Brinkman, Micah Berman, Theodore L Wagener, Ce Shang

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Article in Preventive medicine reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Trends in product characteristics of disposable e-cigarettes sold by US online stores between 2022 and 2024.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Shaoying MaCenter for Tobacco Research, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA.
Eden ChaudhryCenter for Tobacco Research, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA.
Sooa AhnCenter for Tobacco Research, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA.
Marielle C BrinkmanCenter for Tobacco Research, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA.
Micah BermanDivision of Health Services Management and Policy, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, USA.
Theodore L WagenerCenter for Tobacco Research, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA.
Ce ShangCenter for Tobacco Research, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA.

Funding

The Ohio State University Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (OSU-TCORS)U54CA287392 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Peter G. Shields, Theodore Lee Wagener · 2023 to 2026
$19.5M
NCI NIH HHS U54 CA287392
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Nicotine concentration, form (salt vs. freebase), and type (synthetic vs. tobacco-derived) are key characteristics of e-cigarettes that manufacturers manipulate. Marketing claims such as "tobacco-free" may attract new consumers and increase product use intentions. This study aimed to monitor the nicotine claims of e-cigarettes and assess their market proportions in the U.S. Methods: We analyzed e-cigarette sales and nicotine marketing claims using Nielsen ScanTrack data from U.S. brick-and-mortar stores. Market proportion was calculated as the ratio of unit sales of each nicotine claim category to the total unit sales of e-cigarettes between 12/24/2023 and 1/20/2024. Results: Nicotine claims were categorized into six groups, with the following market proportion: nicotine (77 %), nicotine salt (10.1 %), synthetic nicotine (2.2 %), zero tobacco or tobacco-free (2.2 %), zero nicotine or nicotine-free (0.03 %), and no claim (8.7 %). The market proportion of each category of nicotine concentration was as follows (market proportion in parentheses): 0 % (0.04 %), 0.1 to less than 2 % (2.9 %), 2 to less than 5 % (16.2 %), 5 % or higher (73.0 %), and unspecified (7.9 %). Conclusions: The market proportion of products that explicitly used nicotine salt, synthetic nicotine, or tobacco-free claims was notable. Products with high nicotine concentration (5 % or higher) dominated the market, highlighting their continued popularity.

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E-cigarettesElectronic cigarettesNicotine concentrationNicotine formNicotine saltSynthetic nicotineTobacco-free

Identifiers

PMID40904552
PMCPMC12404240

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