Background and purpose : Controversy over the harmfulness of liquid-type e-cigarettes has been in full swing as severe lung diseases have occurred in relation to the use of e-cigarettes. Studies on the relationship between allergic disease and liquid e-cigarette use have not yet been conducted. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between liquid e-cigarette experience, regular cigarette experience, non-smoker and allergic rhinitis among high school smokers.
Method : 25,987 high school students were classified using the 2020 Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency's Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey data, and among them, liquid e-cigarette experiencers, regular cigarette experiencers, and non-smokers were selected, and logistic regression was performed to correlate each group with allergic rhinitis diagnosis. found out by analysis.
Results : In the analysis of the relationship with the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis according to the experience of each type of cigarette, 1.1% of liquid e-cigarette users and 7.7% of regular cigarette users had an allergic rhinitis diagnosis experience, and 36.9% of non-smokers had an allergic rhinitis diagnosis experience. As a result of logistic regression analysis, it was confirmed that there was no difference in the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis between those who experienced liquid e-cigarettes and those who experienced regular cigarettes compared to non-smokers.
Conclusions : No significant results were found for the relationship between the use of liquid e-cigarettes and the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis. Research on the harmfulness of new types of cigarettes, such as liquid e-cigarettes and heated cigarettes, should be continuously conducted. In addition, continuous research on the relationship with allergic diseases is needed by considering the combined use pattern for each type of tobacco.