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. 2023 Mar 7;16:1179173X231161313. doi: 10.1177/1179173X231161313

Table 3.

Perceived potential health effects of e-cigarettes reported by e-cigarette user groups.

E-cigarette Use*
Health effects Current (n = 870) Past (n = 1202) Never (n = 1682)
Anxietya 17.0% 26.2% 30.3%
Asthmaa 34.4% 54.8% 59.0%
Cancera 36.0% 59.0% 61.2%
Cougha 61.7% 73.5% 72.0%
Explosion/Burna 37.8% 52.5% 54.0%
Mouth irritationa 53.0% 67.7% 69.4%
Lung infectiona 34.9% 58.2% 63.9%
Lung damagea 40.7% 63.1% 65.8%
Nonea 5.3% 1.8% .5%
Unsure 10.5% 10.7% 12.7%

*Percentages were calculated by using responses of respective users of e-cigarettes, respondents were not limited to a single response regarding perceived health effects of e-cigarettes.

aP < .05, Kruskal-Wallis test.