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Table 1 Study Participant Characteristics

From: Alveolar macrophages from EVALI patients and e-cigarette users: a story of shifting phenotype

 

Healthy

E-Cig

EVALI

Number

7

13

10

Age (median)

28

23

22

Reported Sex

   

 Female (%)

2 (29)

7 (54)

5 (50)

 Male (%)

5 (71)

6 (46)

5 (50)

Race

   

 Caucasian (%)

3 (43)

9 (69)

8 (80)

 American Indian or Alaskan Native (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (10)

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (%)

0 (0)

1 (8)

0 (0)

 Other (%)

0 (0)

1 (8)

0 (0)

 Undisclosed/Refused (%)

4 (57)

2 (15)

1 (10)

Ethnicity

   

 Non-Hispanic (%)

3 (43)

10 (77)

7 (70)

 Hispanic (%)

0 (0)

1 (8)

2 (20)

 Undisclosed/Refused (%)

4 (57)

2 (15)

1 (10)

Years Vaped (median)

n/a

3

2.5

Product Vaped

   

 Nicotine (%)

n/a

11 (85)

6 (60)

 THC/CBD (%)

n/a

4 (31)

10 (100)

 Dual-Use (%)

n/a

2 (15)

6 (60)*

Number Puffs Per Day

   

 <10 Puffs Per Day (%)

n/a

5 (50)**

2 (20)

 >10 Puffs Per Day (%)

n/a

5 (50)**

8 (80)

  1. *1 subject denied THC use but urine testing was positive for THC metabolites; this subject was re-classified as a dual-user
  2. ** Puffs/day not collected in 3 subjects