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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Feb 22.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Use Misuse. 2023 Feb 22;58(5):591–600. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2177110

Table 5.

Associations between symptoms of anxiety and depression and past 30-day e-cigarette use, stratified by SES

E-cigarette use with nicotine at 12-month follow-up E-cigarette use with THC at 12-month follow-up
Low SES Middle to High SES Low SES Middle to High SES
AORa (95% CI) AORa (95% CI) AORb (95% CI) AORb (95% CI)
Total n n=573 n=1,734 n=573 n=1,734
Comorbidityd 1.80 (0.94, 3.43) 2.11*** (1.40, 3.17) 1.93* (1.12, 3.32) 1.64* (1.05, 2.55)
Depressione 1.60 (0.88, 2.93) 1.76** (1.24, 2.51) 2.30*** (1.39, 3.80) 1.77** (1.23, 2.57)
Anxietyf 1.47 (0.78, 2.76) 2.19*** (1.52, 3.17) 1.53 (0.90, 2.61) 1.34 (0.89, 2.02)
a

Adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity, SES, and Wave 9 (baseline) past 30-day use of e-cigarettes with nicotine, marijuana in any form, alcohol, and combustible tobacco.

b

Adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity, SES, and Wave 9 (baseline) past 30-day use of e-cigarettes with THC, marijuana in any other form, alcohol, and combustible tobacco.

c

Adjusted for grade level, race/ethnicity, SES, and Wave 9 (baseline) past 30-day use of e-cigarette with nicotine, e-cigarettes with THC, marijuana in any other form, alcohol, and combustible tobacco.

d

Comorbidity is symptoms of depression and anxiety present at Wave 9 (baseline).

e

Symptoms of depression measured at Wave 9 (baseline) using the PHQ-9, with scores ≥10 indicating a positive screen for depression symptoms.

f

Symptoms of anxiety measured at Wave 9 (baseline) using the GAD-7, with scores ≥10 indicating a positive screen for anxiety symptoms.

Boldface indicates statistical significance (*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001).

Referent group is no symptoms of anxiety or depression.

AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; SES, socioeconomic status.