id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-261437-x2k9apav Li, D. Are Vapers More Susceptible to COVID-19 Infection? 2020-05-09 .txt text/plain 3023 179 51 Methods Using integrated data in each US state from the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), United States Census Bureau and the 1Point3Acres.com website, generalized estimating equation (GEE) models with negative binomial distribution assumption and log link functions were used to examine the association of weighted proportions of vapers with number of COVID-19 infections and deaths in the US. We will examine the association of vaping with COVID-19 infections and deaths, using the integrated state-level weighted proportions of current e-cigarette users (vapers) from the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey data, the population size and land area in 2018 in each state from United States Census Bureau, and the daily number of COVID-19 infected cases and deaths in each state from the 1Point3Acres.com website during the time period from January 21, 2020 to April 25, 2020 in the United States. ./cache/cord-261437-x2k9apav.txt ./txt/cord-261437-x2k9apav.txt