TABLE. Characteristics of patients with electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI) reported to CDC — United States, August–October 2019*.
| Characteristic | No. /Total No. (%†) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| EVALI patients who survived | EVALI–associated deaths | All EVALI patients | |
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Sex
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| Male |
947/1,349 (70) |
17/29 (59) |
964/1,378 (70) |
| Female |
402/1,349 (30) |
12/29 (41) |
414/1,378 (30) |
|
Age group (yrs)
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| 13–17 |
735/1,335 (55)§ |
2/29 (7)§ |
196/1,364 (14) |
| 18–24 |
541/1,364 (40) |
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| 25–34 |
339/1,335 (25) |
5/29 (17) |
344/1,364 (25) |
| 35–44 |
165/1,335 (12) |
7/29 (24) |
172/1,364 (13) |
| 45–64 |
79/1,335 (6) |
8/29 (28) |
87/1,364 (6) |
| 65–75 |
17/1,335 (1) |
7/29 (24) |
24/1,364 (2) |
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Median age, yrs (range)
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| Overall |
23 (13–72) |
45 (17–75) |
24 (13–75) |
| Male |
23 (13–68) |
55 (17–71) |
23 (13–71) |
| Female |
25 (13–72) |
43 (27–75) |
25 (13–75) |
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Race/Ethnicity¶
|
|
|
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| White |
283/365 (78) |
15/18 (83) |
298/383 (78) |
| Black or African American |
22/365 (6)** |
1/18 (6)** |
9/383 (2) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
4/383 (1) |
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| Asian, Native Hawaiian, or other Pacific Islander |
5/383 (1) |
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| Other |
5/383 (1) |
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| Hispanic |
60/365 (16) |
2/18 (11) |
62/383 (16) |
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Substances used in e-cigarette, or vaping, products ††,§§
| |||
| THC-containing products, any use |
733/848 (86) |
16/19 (84) |
749/867 (86) |
| Nicotine-containing products, any use |
545/848 (64) |
7/19 (37) |
552/867 (64) |
| Both THC- and nicotine-containing products, any use |
451/848 (53) |
4/19 (21) |
455/867 (52) |
| THC-containing products, exclusive use |
282/848 (33) |
12/19 (63) |
294/867 (34) |
| Nicotine-containing products, exclusive use |
94/848 (11) |
3/19 (16) |
97/867 (11) |
| No THC- or nicotine-containing products reported | 21/848 (2) | 0/19 (0) | 21/867 (2) |
Abbreviation: THC = tetrahydrocannabinol.
* Reported as of October 15, 2019.
† Percentages might not add up to 100% because of rounding.
§ Data for the 13–17 and 18–24 age groups were combined to protect patient identity.
¶ Whites; blacks or African Americans; American Indians or Alaska Natives; Asians, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders; and Others were non-Hispanic. Hispanic persons could be of any race.
** Data for persons in the following race/ethnicity groups were combined to protect patient identity: black or African American; American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian, or other Pacific Islander, and Other.
†† In the 3 months preceding symptom onset; categories not mutually exclusive.
§§ Data on both THC- and nicotine-containing product use required to be included.