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Association of genetic liability to smoking initiation with e-cigarette use in young adults: A cohort study

  • Jasmine N. Khouja
  • , Robyn E. Wootton
  • , Amy E. Taylor
  • , George Davey Smith
  • , Marcus R. Munafò
  • MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit
  • University of Bristol
  • University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceedingBook chapter

Abstract

This chapter explores the association between smoking initiation PRS and e-cigarette use, using logistic regression. The use of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation is common among young adults in the United Kingdom; therefore, it would be logical to assume that smoking causally influences e-cigarette use in this population. Ethics approval for the study was obtained from the ALSPAC Ethics and Law Committee and the Local Research Ethics Committees. Consent for biological samples has been collected in accordance with the Human Tissue Act. Four negative control outcomes at age 23 and 24 were included in the analysis: high number of sexual partners, having been in trouble with the law, ever gambling, and enjoying taking risks. Self-reported smoking and e-cigarette use were associated with lower parental SEP and having externalising disorders in childhood. Self-reported smoking and e-cigarette use were also associated with increased odds of engaging in risk-taking behaviours.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Surgical and Medical Specialties
EditorsRaj Bawa
Place of PublicationSingapore
PublisherJenny Stanford Publishing
Chapter44
Pages945-963
Number of pages19
ISBN (Electronic)9781000602746
ISBN (Print)9789814877459
Publication statusPublished - 14 Jul 2023

Keywords

  • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Conduct disorder (CD)
  • Development and wellbeing assessment (DAWBA)
  • Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette)
  • Genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
  • Horizontal pleiotropy
  • Hyperactivity
  • Instrument strength independent of direct effect (InSIDE)
  • Mendelian randomization (MR)
  • Minor allele frequency (MAF)
  • Negative control
  • Odds ratio (OR)
  • Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
  • Polygenic risk scores (PRS)
  • Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)
  • Socioeconomic position (SEP)
  • Standard deviation (SD)
  • Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE)
  • Strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ)
  • Vertical pleiotropy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Nursing
  • General Medicine
  • General Engineering
  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology

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