Abstract
Very little is known about the immediate physiological implications of vaping or inhaling second-hand vapor. This study used a quantitative approach to understand the short-term physiological implications of vape use and exposure to sec-ond-hand vapor for people who do not vape. One hundred and forty-eight people participated in the study, 75 self-identified as non-vapers and 73 self-identified as people who vape. All participants were over the age of 18. Participants used or were exposed to non-flavored e-juice without nicotine in Sorin® vape devices. Heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, blood oxygenation, blood glucose and pulmonary function tests were assessed. Physiological parameters were assessed prior to vape use or exposure to vapor and again after 20 minutes of vaping. Findings indicated there were no significant changes in most health parameters except blood pressure which was reduced in both groups. Heart rate was also significantly reduced for vaping participants. Vaping without flavorings or nicotine do not appear to have an immediate negative health impact on vital signs. The physiological effects of long-term exposure and/or vape use requires additional investigation. Information was established regarding the physiological effects of non-flavored, non-nicotine vaping so future studies can compare the effects of vaping with assorted flavors and nicotine concentrations to the effects of vaping only the base ingredients (vegetable glycerin and propylene glycol). New knowledge was gleaned relating to exposure to vapor, a phenomenon not previously examined but common espe-cially among non-vaping people who attend social events where people are vaping.
Highlights
Very little is known about the immediate physiological implications of vaping or inhaling second-hand vapor
Analyses that were completed to determine if the two groups differed on any of these variables are reported in the table
It appears that vegetable glycerine and propylene glycol e-juice without flavoring or nicotine does not seem to have any markedly negative immediate physiological effects regardless of whether they were directly vaped or inhaled through second-hand vapor
Summary
Very little is known about the immediate physiological implications of vaping or inhaling second-hand vapor. This study used a quantitative approach to understand the short-term physiological implications of vape use and exposure to second-hand vapor for people who do not vape. Physiological parameters were assessed prior to vape use or exposure to vapor and again after 20 minutes of vaping. The public health impact of vaping has become a frequently discussed topic [1] but very little is currently known about the immediate physiological impact of vaping or second-hand exposure to vapor. This study was aimed at investigating the immediate physiological effects of vape use compared to second-hand exposure to vapor and to better understand the demographics between the two groups. US Federal regulations were implemented because, despite not containing any tobacco, the US Center for Disease Control and the US Federal Drug Administration consider vapes to be tobacco products and potentially harmful to health [3, 6, 7]
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