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  • A cross-sectional study examined self-reported health improvements and adverse events related to e-cigarette use among Hungarian adults, revealing that more former e-cigarette users reported adverse events compared to current users.
  • Current exclusive users reported higher health improvements than both former users and dual users, with exclusive users showing even greater benefits.
  • The study suggests that user characteristics and device/e-liquid types significantly influence the reporting of health improvements and adverse events, contrasting with findings from web-based surveys.

Article Abstract

Web-based samples of e-cigarette users commonly report significant vaping-related health improvements (HIs) and mild adverse events (AEs). This cross-sectional study with in-person interviewing data collection examined self-reported AEs and perceived HIs among Hungarian adult current daily exclusive e-cigarette ( = 65) and dual users ( = 127), and former daily e-cigarette users ( = 91) in 2018. Logistic regression was used to evaluate associations between reporting any AEs/HIs, vaping status, and covariates. More former users (52.7%) reported AEs than current users (39.6%; = 0.038). Exclusive and dual daily users reported similar rates of AEs (44.6% and 37.0%, respectively; = 0.308). More current users (46.9%) experienced HIs than former users (35.2%; = 0.064). Exclusive daily users were more likely to report HIs than dual users (63.1% versus 38.6%; = 0.001). Former user status and smoking cessation/reduction reasons increased the odds of reporting AEs, whereas nicotine-containing e-liquid use and older age decreased the odds of reporting AEs. Exclusive vaper status, using advanced generation devices, and smoking cessation/reduction reasons increased the odds of experiencing HIs. This study, which used a traditional data collection methodology, found a higher rate of AEs and a lower rate of HIs compared to web-based surveys. Our results highlight that experiencing AEs and HIs is affected by users' characteristics, in addition to the device and e-liquid type.

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