Children With Asthma May Have Worse Outcomes When Exposed to Vaping at Home

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Researchers analyzed 48,118 primary care visits involving children aged 1 year or older with asthma.
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Household tobacco and e-cigarette use was reported in 5% of visits, tobacco-only use in 9%, and e-cigarette-only use in 3%.
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Combined household tobacco and e-cigarette use had the strongest association with poor asthma control, including nighttime symptoms, rescue-medication use, hospital admissions, and uncontrolled asthma
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E-cigarette-only household exposure was associated with approximately 1.3-fold higher odds of asthma flares and 1.4-fold higher odds of activity-related symptoms.
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Associations remained consistent after adjustment, and the authors called for family cessation counseling addressing both combustible tobacco and e-cigarettes.

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