Applied statistical methods for identifying features of heart rate that are associated with nicotine vaping

Published in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 2025

📄 Journal Article 📅 February 2025 🏛 American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

📝 Abstract

This paper introduces a series of statistical methods to analyze heart rate data and identify features associated with nicotine vaping. Leveraging wearable sensor data collected during ecological momentary assessment (EMA) protocols, the study applies Kalman filtering, anomaly detection, and mixed-effects models to extract and evaluate physiological signatures of vaping events from continuous heart rate time series.

Overview of statistical framework
Figure: Overview of the statistical framework for identifying vaping-related features from heart rate data.

📋 BibTeX Citation

@article{zhao2025vaping,
  title     = {Applied statistical methods for identifying features 
               of heart rate that are associated with nicotine vaping},
  author    = {Zhao, Puyang and Yang, James J. and Buu, Anne},
  journal   = {The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse},
  year      = {2025},
  month     = {feb},
  doi       = {10.1080/00952990.2024.2441868},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2024.2441868},
  publisher = {Taylor & Francis}
}

Recommended citation: Zhao, P., Yang, J.J., & Buu, A. (2025). Applied statistical methods for identifying features of heart rate that are associated with nicotine vaping. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2024.2441868
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