Publications by authors named "Richa Mukerjee"
Background: The health consequences of polytobacco use are not well understood. We evaluated prospective associations between exclusive, dual, and polytobacco use and diagnosed bronchitis, pneumonia, or chronic cough among US youth.
Methods: Data came from Waves 1-5 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study.
Introduction: Over half of US adults who smoke cigars use flavored cigars, illustrating their broad appeal; however, their long-term impact on cigar and cigarette use is unknown.
Methods: Using restricted data from Waves 1-5 (2013-2019) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study, we investigated cross-sectional patterns and longitudinal transition rates of unflavored and flavored cigar use with and without cigarettes among a nationally representative sample of US adults.
Results: Proportionally, more adults who used flavored cigars without or with cigarettes were younger and female.
Background: The health consequences of polytobacco use are still well not understand. We evaluated prospective associations between exclusive, dual, and polytobacco use and diagnosed bronchitis, pneumonia, or chronic cough among US youth.
Methods: Data came from Waves 1-5 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study.
Background: Flavorings in cigars increase their appeal, mask the harsh taste of tobacco, and may hinder successful cigar smoking cessation; however, limited evidence has examined whether flavors are associated with short- or long-term cigar smoking cessation.
Aims And Methods: Using restricted data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study Waves 1-5, we examined whether flavored cigar use was associated with 30-day-plus and 1-year-plus cigar smoking cessation among US adults. Multivariable discrete-time survival models were fit to a nationally representative sample of US adult (18+) respondents who had a current, established cigar use, smoked five or more days in the past 30 days, and did not exclusively smoke traditional premium cigars at baseline.
Introduction: ENDS use is highly prevalent among U.S. youth, and there is concern about its respiratory health effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Despite documented racial/ethnic differences in cigar use, disparities in the context of dual and polyuse with cigarettes are unclear.
Methods: Using the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study (2016-18), we examined prevalence and intensity of use patterns among adults (18+) who were Non-Hispanic (NH) Black, NH White, Hispanic, or another race/ethnicity: exclusive cigarillo, filtered cigar, traditional cigar, or cigarette use; dual use of each cigar product with cigarettes; dual or polyuse of cigars without cigarettes; and cigar and cigarette polyuse. We used multinomial logistic regression to compare odds of each pattern of use to non-use of cigars or cigarettes and quantile regression to assess differences in median products used per day.