NYU professors who defended vaping didn't disclose ties to Juul

Re:NYU professors who defended vaping didn't disclose ties t... by Beijinger on Monday May 06, 2024 @09:48AM (#40274641)

"Here is one like that: ~500k individuals, vaping has an odds ratio of 1.33 (95% CI = 1.14–1.56) for heart attacks compared to non-smoker/non-vapers."

Are vapers more likely to get a heart attack or are people with a stressful life with a higher risk of a heart attack more likely to be vapers?

Sorry. Could not resist.

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Re:NYU professors who defended vaping didn't disclose ties t... by ZeroGravitas on Monday May 06, 2024 @10:02AM (#40274804)

This feels similar to the thing where "non-drinkers" in studies were composed of "people who had never drank alcohol" and also "recovering alcoholics".

I would imagine a chunk of vapers are people trying to transition from smoking cigarettes and still suffering from some of the ill effects.

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Re:NYU professors who defended vaping didn't disclose ties t... by uniqueuid on Monday May 06, 2024 @10:01AM (#40274793)

Fair question! We would need a RCT with controls for that, perhaps one exists :)

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