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E-cigarette users 20 percent more likely to develop heart failure: Study (thehill.com)
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People who use e-cigarettes are 19 percent more likely to develop heart failure, compared to those who have never used them, a new study published Tuesday revealed.

The data point was included in one of the largest prospective studies to date on the link between vaping and heart failure. The findings of the study are being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) annual scientific session.

Researchers examined data from surveys and from All of Us, a national study of adults run by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of 175,667 study participants, who had an average age of 52 and were 60.5 percent female, according to the ACC press release. They found that 3,242 participants developed heart failure with a follow-up time of a median of 45 months.

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[–] Mango@lemmy.world 38 points 7 months ago (2 children)

This is one of those statistical deceptions. Vaping doesn't give you a 20% chance at hear failure. It's just raising your already existing chance 20% higher. For example, if you've got a 5% chance to develop heart failure, now you've got a 6% chance for vaping.

Much less scary right?

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Relative risk vs absolute risk, it's an important concept to be aware of.

THESE NUMBERS ARE MADE UP and for example.

Absolute risk: people have a 10% chance of having a heart attack at some point in life. Smokers have a 20% chance of getting cancer in their life.

Relative risk: smokers have a 100% increased risk of having a heart attack in their life.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Also.

Absolute risk: living has a 100% mortality rate.

Relative risk: Smoking doesn't increase your risk of dying at all!

[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It does say more likely in the title tbf.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Yes of course. It's all correct, but gives a more significant impression to people who don't pick it apart.