Table 2.
Top five most commonly-reported clinical effects for e-cigarette exposure cases by age, United States, 2010–2018.
| Clinical effectsa (top five) | Number (% of group total) |
|---|---|
| Overall | |
| Vomiting | 2297 (25.4) |
| Nausea | 1070 (11.8) |
| Ocular irritation/pain | 1022 (11.3) |
| Red eye conjunctivitis | 494 (5.5) |
| Dizziness/vertigo | 463 (5.1) |
| < 5 Years | |
| Vomiting | 1665 (47.1) |
| Cough/choke | 362 (10.2) |
| Drowsiness/lethargy | 200 (5.7) |
| Nausea | 195 (5.5) |
| Ocular irritation/pain | 159 (4.5) |
| 5–11 years | |
| Vomiting | 58 (24.6) |
| Nausea | 38 (16.1) |
| Abdominal pain | 21 (8.9) |
| Ocular irritation/pain | 18 (7.6) |
| Dizziness/vertigo | 12 (5.1) |
| 12–17 years | |
| Nausea | 134 (20.4) |
| Vomiting | 115 (17.5) |
| Dizziness/vertigo | 63 (9.6) |
| Tachycardia | 43 (6.6) |
| Headache | 42 (6.4) |
| 18–24 years | |
| Nausea | 269 (18.7) |
| Ocular irritation/pain | 209 (14.5) |
| Vomiting | 182 (12.7) |
| Dizziness vertigo | 118 (8.2) |
| Red eye conjunctivitis | 83 (5.8) |
| 25+ years | |
| Ocular irritation/pain | 467 (18.2) |
| Red eye conjunctivitis | 348 (13.6) |
| Nausea | 223 (8.7) |
| Vomiting | 219 (8.6) |
| Dizziness/vertigo | 189 (7.4) |
a
One case could have more than one clinical effect.