Imperial College London
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DrFilipposFilippidis

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Reader in Public Health
 
 
 
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Citation

BibTex format

@article{Laverty:2018:tpc/89727,
author = {Laverty, AA and Vamos, EP and Filippidis, F},
doi = {tpc/89727},
journal = {TOBACCO PREVENTION & CESSATION},
title = {Uptake of e cigarettes among a nationally representative cohort of UK children},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.18332/tpc/89727},
volume = {4},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Introduction:Using nationally representative data this study examined experimentation with and regular use of e-cigarettes among children not using tobacco at age 11 years, followed up to age 14 years.Material and Methods:Data come from 10 982 children in the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Logistic regression assessed experimentation with and current use of e-cigarettes by age 14 years. We considered associations of sociodemographics at age 11 years with subsequent e-cigarette use, including data on family income, peer and caregiver smoking. Subsequent models were adjusted for current tobacco use to assess both the strength of the assocations between e-cigarette use and tobacco, and whether sociodemographics were associated with e-cigarettes independently of tobacco.Results:Among 10 982 children who reported never smoking at age 11 years, 13.9% (1525) had ever tried an e-cigarette by age 14 years, and of these 18.2% (278) reported being current users. Children in lower income households were more likely to have tried an e-cigarette than those in higher income households (Adjusted Odds Ratio, AOR 1.89, p=0.002). Children who reported friend (AOR 2.28, p<0.001) or caregiver smoking (AOR 1.77, p<0.001) at age 11 years were more likely to have tried an e-cigarette by age 14 years. After adjusting for current tobacco use, there was some attenuation of these associations, although associations of friend and caregiver smoking with e-cigarette use remained statistically significant.Conclusions:Children from lower income families were more likely to experiment with e-cigarettes by age 14 years, although this was heavily mediated by concurrent tobacco use. Caregiver and friend smoking are linked to trying e-cigarettes, although these relationships are less clear for regular e-cigarette use.
AU  - Laverty,AA
AU  - Vamos,EP
AU  - Filippidis,F
DO  - tpc/89727
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 2459-3087
TI  - Uptake of e cigarettes among a nationally representative cohort of UK children
T2  - TOBACCO PREVENTION & CESSATION
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.18332/tpc/89727
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000433483100006&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/60619
VL  - 4
ER  -
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