As a result of national health statistics, the rate of e-cigarette smoking is increasing for both men and women
Posted on 2024.02.10 14:26 Posted on 2024.02.10 14:26 Views 0 The number of people who smoke e-cigarettes is increasing for both men and women. Looking at changes in health behaviors over the past 10 years, current smoking rates have declined, especially for men in their 40s and 30s, but are still the highest among all age groups. The photo has nothing to do with the content of the article. [사진=뉴스 1]
According to the results of national health statistics (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey – 2022) released by the Korea Agency for Disease Control and Prevention in December last year, the current usage rate of cigarette-type e-cigarettes is 9.2% for men and 2.4% for women, an increase compared to 2021 (men ↑1.9%p, found to be ↑0.7%p). Liquid e-cigarettes also increased slightly compared to the previous year, reaching 5.6% for men and 1.3% for women (↑0.6%p for men, ↑0.1%p for women). E-cigarettes also contain carcinogens, which increase the risk of cancer just like regular cigarettes.
Even though the rate of smoking of regular cigarettes is decreasing… E-cigarettes are on the rise
The current smoking rate of regular cigarettes (cigarettes) decreased to 30.0% for men and 5.0% for women in 2022 compared to 2021 (↓1.3%p for men, ↓1, 9%p for women). However, the number of people smoking e-cigarettes is increasing for both men and women. Looking at changes in health behaviors over the past 10 years, current smoking rates have declined, especially for men in their 40s and 30s, but are still the highest among all age groups.
One study showed that e-cigarette users are up to twice as likely to continue smoking compared to regular cigarette users. In an article published in the Korean Journal of Family Medicine (KJFP) in December last year, this is the result of analyzing the intention to quit smoking by cigarette type of 2,264 adult smokers. The risk of liquid e-cigarette users continuing to smoke was 2.1 times that of regular cigarette users, and the risk of e-cigarette users continuing smoking was 1.5 times.
It affects 30% of tumors, the most dangerous carcinogen… The same goes for electronic cigarettes
Tobacco belongs to the Group 1 carcinogens designated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) within the World Health Organization (WHO). This is because numerous carcinogens contained in cigarettes directly influence the onset of cancer. Smoking is the most dangerous carcinogen and contributes to 30% of all cancers. E-cigarettes are also subject to caution as they contain carcinogenic substances. Smokers have a 15 to 30 times greater risk of lung cancer than nonsmokers. In particular, smoking while drinking alcohol increases the risk of cancer.
Even pancreatic cancer… Carcinogens spread throughout the body
Carcinogens in cigarette smoke enter the larynx, esophagus and lungs, as well as the blood. It travels throughout the body and causes cancer in major organs such as stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer, and cervical cancer. Smoking increases the risk of pancreatic cancer fivefold. The most dangerous factor known so far for pancreatic cancer is smoking. According to the National Cancer Information Center, one-third of pancreatic cancers are caused by smoking. Unfiltered secondhand smoke is worse. Continuous exposure to street smoke can increase the risk not only of lung cancer but also of other cancers.
Smoking on the street is the worst thing… . “Don’t smoke while walking.”
Smoking is a major factor in vascular diseases such as macular degeneration, which increases the risk of blindness, and stroke (cerebral infarction – brain hemorrhage), which puts healthy lifespan at risk. If you cannot quit smoking even if you eat carefully and exercise, the effect will be significantly reduced. There are also analyzes according to which the recent increase in lung cancer in women over the age of 70 is due to the fact that in the past people smoked freely at home (passive smoking). Smoking on the street on a windy day is the worst. What is the psychology of a person who smokes freely while walking? It’s scary to even imagine cigarette smoke passing through someone else’s mouth and entering my airway.
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