Table 3.
Odd ratios of flavored e-cigarette users’ responses to various flavor bans (survey respondents who maintained use of non-flavored or tobacco flavor e-cigarettes as the reference outcome) from multinomial logistic regressions, stratified for each of the three flavor groups
| Ban scenario | Quitting all tobacco use | Switching to any alternative products | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Used menthol and other flavors (n = 418) (11) | E1 (ref) | 1 | 1 |
| E2 | 3.52 (2.22, 5.57) ** | 5.49 (3.84, 8.13) ** | |
| EC1 | 1.45 (0.90, 2.34) | 1.67 (1.12, 2.48) * | |
| EC2 | 4.27 (2.71, 6.73) ** | 5.87 (4.03, 8.55) ** | |
| Used flavors except menthol (n = 861) (1) | E1 (ref) | 1 | 1 |
| E2 | 2.37 (1.74, 3.24) ** | 3.52 (2.75, 4.50) ** | |
| EC1 | 1.86 (1.37, 2.52) ** | 1.61 (1.24, 2.08) ** | |
| EC2 | 3.08 (2.27, 4.18) ** | 3.38 (2.64, 4.33) ** | |
| Used menthol but not other flavors (n = 1068) | E2 (ref) | 1 | 1 |
| EC2 | 1.07 (0.76, 1.51) | 1.05 (0.87,1.28) |
Boldface indicates statistical significance, with * for p < .05, and ** for p < .01.
Ban scenarios: E1 bans e-cigarettes with any flavors except menthol; E2 bans e-cigarettes with any flavors including menthol; EC1 bans e-cigarettes with any flavors except menthol, menthol cigarettes, and flavored cigars; and EC2 bans e-cigarettes with any flavors including menthol, menthol cigarettes, and flavored cigars.