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Table 2 Prevalence of vaping-related adverse events and perceived improvement in physiological functions

From: Perceived health effects of vaping among Hungarian adult e-cigarette-only and dual users: a cross-sectional internet survey

Variable

Total, n (%)

1042 (100)

E-cigarette-only user, n (%)

859 (82.4)

Dual user,

n (%) 183 (17.6)

p-value

Adverse events

 Sore/dry mouth and throat

39 (3.7)

30 (3.5)

9 (4.9)

0.356

 Cough

42 (4.0)

18 (2.1)

24 (13.1)

< 0.001

 Mouth or tongue sores/inflammation

30 (2.9)

19 (2.2)

11 (6.0)

0.005

 Gingivitis, gum bleeding

34 (3.3)

27 (3.1)

7 (3.8)

0.637

 Headache

18 (1.7)

13 (1.5)

5 (2.7)

0.251

 Dizziness

10 (1.0)

5 (0.6)

5 (2.7)

0.007

 Heart palpitation

14 (1.3)

8 (0.9)

6 (3.3)

0.012

 Breathing difficulties

10 (1.0)

6 (0.7)

4 (2.2)

0.061

 Chest pain

7 (0.7)

4 (0.5)

3 (1.6)

0.078

 Sleepiness

3 (0.3)

2 (0.2)

1 (0.5)

0.472

 Sleeplessness

3 (0.3)

2 (0.2)

1 (0.5)

0.472

 Allergy

2 (0.2)

2 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

0.514

 Black tongue

1 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0.644

 Nose bleeding

1 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0.644

 Any adverse event

149 (14.3)

101 (11.8)

48 (26.2)

< 0.001

Physiological function

 Breathing

930 (90.1)

790 (92.7)

140 (77.8)

< 0.001

 Smell

890 (86.1)

767 (90.0)

123 (67.6)

< 0.001

 Taste

864 (83.6)

744 (87.2)

120 (66.7)

< 0.001

 Physical status in general

833 (80.9)

715 (84.1)

118 (65.6)

< 0.001

 Stamina

800 (77.7)

697 (82.0)

103 (57.5)

< 0.001

 Mood

524 (51.1)

461 (54.5)

63 (35.2)

< 0.001

 Quality of sleep

469 (45.8)

406 (48.1)

63 (34.8)

0.001

 Appetite

412 (40.4)

355 (42.2)

57 (31.7)

0.009

 Sexual performance

351 (34.4)

306 (36.3)

45 (25.3)

0.005

 Memory

282 (27.7)

246 (29.2)

36 (20.3)

0.016