High prevalence of hypertension among smokers of conventional and e-cigarette: Using the nationally representative community dwelling survey

Soo Young Kim, Sung Hoon Jeong, Hye Jin Joo, Minah Park, Eun Cheol Park, Jung Hyun Kim, Junbok Lee, Jaeyong Shin

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Abstract

This study aimed to clarify the association between hypertension and conventional cigarette and electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use, together or individually. A total of 275,762 participants were included, of which 120,766 were men and 154,996 were women. The data were drawn from the Korea Community Health Survey conducted in 2019. A multiple logistic regression model was used to examine the association between hypertension and types of smoking. Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure higher than 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure higher than 90 mmHg. Based on the types of smoking, participants were grouped as dual smokers of conventional and e-cigarettes, e-cigarette only smokers, conventional cigarette only smokers, past-smokers, and non-smokers. Compared to non-smokers, dual smokers presented the highest odds ratio for hypertension in the male [odds ratio (OR): 1.24, confidence interval (CI): 1.10 to 1.39] and female groups (OR: 1.44 CI: 0.96 to 2.15). According to the Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test, the two-sided p-value of < 0.001 indicated an overall statistically significant association between types of smoking and hypertension. Use of both cigarette types was statistically significant in the male group, but only the use of conventional cigarettes and past smoking were statistically significant in the female group. Among smokers of the two cigarette types, those who were dual smokers of e-cigarettes and conventional cigarettes were the most likely to have the highest prevalence of hypertension.

Original languageEnglish
Article number919585
JournalFrontiers in Public Health
Volume10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022 Oct 17

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors would like to express deep gratitude to the KCHS and KDCA for the foundation of the study data and allowed to use the data for research.

Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022 Kim, Jeong, Joo, Park, Park, Kim, Lee and Shin.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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