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Developing and Evaluating a Laboratory‐Based Frailty Index for the Prediction of Long‐Term Health Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to construct and evaluate the first laboratory‐based frailty index (FI‐Lab) for predicting adverse outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to compare its predictive ability to that of an existing clinical FI. Methods We used data from a single‐center prospective cohort of adult patients with SLE whose baseline visit ...
Grace Burns, Samuel D. Searle, Alexandra Legge   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in characteristics and multi-product use among adolescents who use electronic cigarettes, United States 2011-2015.

PLoS ONE, 2017
ObjectivesEvaluate trends from 2011-2015 in electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among U.S. adolescents, grades 6-12, including prevalence and associations with past month use of cigarettes and other tobacco products, cigarette smoking intensity, quit ...
Benjamin W Chaffee, Elizabeth T Couch, Stuart A Gansky   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why do smokers use e-cigarettes? A study on reasons among dual users

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022
Objective: There is minimal research that has measured motivations behind e-cigarette use and the relationship to cigarette and e-cigarette use. The aim of this study was to (1) examine extent to which motivations to use e-cigarettes varies among dual ...
Allison A. Temourian, Anna V. Song, Deanna M. Halliday, Mariaelena Gonzalez, Anna E. Epperson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neurotoxicity of e-cigarettes

Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2020
It appears that electronic cigarettes (EC) are a less harmful alternative to conventional cigarette (CC) smoking, as they generate substantially lower levels of harmful carcinogens and other toxic compounds. Thus, switching from CC to EC may be beneficial for smokers.
Joanna A, Ruszkiewicz, Ziyan, Zhang, Filipe Marques, Gonçalves, Yousef, Tizabi, Judith T, Zelikoff, Michael, Aschner   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

E‐cigarette product preferences among Australian young adult e‐cigarette users [PDF]

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2018
To assess preferences for e-cigarettes containing nicotine and flavourings among Australian young adult e-cigarette users.An online survey was administered to 1,116 young adults (18-25 years), 104 of whom had used an e-cigarette in the last 30 days and were the focus of this study.
Jongenelis, Michelle, Kameron, C., Brennan, E., Rudaizky, D., Slevin, Terry, Pettigrew, Simone   +5 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Perceptions and Reasons Regarding E-Cigarette Use among Users and Non-Users: A Narrative Literature Review. [PDF]

, 2018
This paper aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the attractiveness of e-cigarettes for several different groups. For this purpose, perceptions of and reasons for e-cigarette use were systematically reviewed as reported by e-cigarette users ...
de Vries, Hein, Romijnders, Kim A G J, Talhout, Reinskje, van Osch, Liesbeth   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Mucocutaneous disease activity and damage accrual in systemic lupus erythematosus: analyses from the Asia‐Pacific Lupus Collaboration longitudinal cohort study

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective This research article aims to describe the prevalence, associations and health‐related quality‐of‐life (HRQoL) impact of mucocutaneous features of SLE. Methods Data from the Asia‐Pacific Lupus Collaboration cohort were analysed (2013‐2021). Mucocutaneous activity (MC‐A) items were rash, alopecia and mucosal ulcers; defined by the SLEDAI‐2K ...
Amanda M Saracino, Yanjie Hao, Dylan Hansen, Yi‐Hsing Chen, Alberta Hoi, Vera Golder, Jiacai Cho, Aisha Lateef, Worawit Louthrenoo, Laniyati Hamijoyo, Shue Fen Luo, Yeong‐Jian Jan Wu, Sandra Navarra, Leonid Zamora, Chak Sing Lau, Shirley Chan, Zhanguo Li, Hai‐hong Yao, Sargunan Sockalingam, BMDB Basnayake, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Masayoshi Harigai, Zhuoli Zhang, Jun Kikuchi, Yuko Kaneko, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Madelynn Chan, Sang‐Cheol Bae, Fiona Goldblatt, Sean O'Neill, Geraldine Hassett, Kristine(Pek Ling) Ng, Nicola Tugnet, Mark Sapsford, Yih Jia Poh, Michael Tee, Cherica Tee, Naoaki Ohkubo, Yoshiya Tanaka, Rangi Kandane‐Rathnayake, Eric Morand, Shereen Oon, Mandana Nikpour   +42 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electronic cigarettes - harmful substances contained in e-cigarette liquids and smoke

Quality in Sport
Electronic cigarettes and electronic cigarette liquids are increasingly popular in society, especially among young people. However, despite the widespread belief that they are a safe alternative to traditional cigarettes, many scientific studies confirm
Konrad Białogłowski, Kamila Giżewska, Karol Bochyński, Michał Dacka, Paulina Dąbrowska, Michał Żuber, Katarzyna Molenda, Barbara Borodziuk, Filip Borodziuk, Katarzyna Ciuba   +9 more
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Vapours of US and EU Market Leader Electronic Cigarette Brands and Liquids Are Cytotoxic for Human Vascular Endothelial Cells.

PLoS ONE, 2016
The present study was conducted to provide toxicological data on e-cigarette vapours of different e-cigarette brands and liquids from systems viewed as leaders in the e-cigarette market and to compare e-cigarette vapour toxicity to the toxicity of ...
Raphaela Putzhammer, Christian Doppler, Thomas Jakschitz, Katharina Heinz, Juliane Förste, Katarina Danzl, Barbara Messner, David Bernhard   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of sub-chronic exposure to cigarette smoke, electronic cigarette and waterpipe on human lung epithelial barrier function

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2020
Background Taking into consideration a recent surge of a lung injury condition associated with electronic cigarette use, we devised an in vitro model of sub-chronic exposure of human bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs) in air-liquid interface, to ...
Baishakhi Ghosh, Hermes Reyes-Caballero, Sevcan Gül Akgün-Ölmez, Kristine Nishida, Lakshmana Chandrala, Lena Smirnova, Shyam Biswal, Venkataramana K. Sidhaye   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source