Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Department of Health Behaviors, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Nov 21;16(23):4630. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16234630.
Heated tobacco products (HTPs), such as IQOS, glo, and Ploom TECH, with a variety of flavored tobacco-containing inserts, have reportedly achieved a significant market share in Japan. We analyzed data from Wave 1 of the ITC Japan Survey, a nationally representative web survey conducted in February to March 2018 among 4684 adult participants to estimate the prevalence of HTP use, describe characteristics of HTP users, and explore user preferences for HTP device and flavor. The overall prevalence of monthly HTP use was 2.7% (1.7% daily use). Virtually all HTP users were current cigarette smokers (67.8%) or former smokers (25.0%); only 1.0% of HTP users were never smokers. Among HTP users, IQOS was the most frequently reported brand used (64.5%), and menthol was the most common flavor reported (41.5%). IQOS was used more by younger respondents and those who reported daily use, while Ploom TECH was more popular among older respondents and non-daily HTP users. This is one of the first non-industry funded studies to explore the use of HTPs in Japan.
加热烟草产品（HTPs），如 IQOS、glo 和 Ploom TECH，带有各种含有烟草的香味插入物，据报道在日本已占据了相当大的市场份额。我们分析了 ITC 日本调查第一波的数据，这是一项于 2018 年 2 月至 3 月期间在全国范围内针对 4684 名成年参与者进行的代表性网络调查，目的是估计 HTP 使用的流行率，描述 HTP 用户的特征，并探讨 HTP 设备和口味的用户偏好。每月 HTP 使用的总体流行率为 2.7%（每日使用 1.7%）。几乎所有 HTP 用户都是当前吸烟者（67.8%）或前吸烟者（25.0%）；只有 1.0%的 HTP 用户是从不吸烟者。在 HTP 用户中，使用最多的品牌是 IQOS（64.5%），报告的最常见口味是薄荷味（41.5%）。IQOS 更受年轻受访者和每日使用者的欢迎，而 Ploom TECH 则在年龄较大的受访者和非每日 HTP 用户中更受欢迎。这是首次在非行业资助的情况下探索 HTP 在日本的使用情况的研究之一。
