Skip to main content
. 2024 Feb 15;26(Suppl 1):S3–S12. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntad108

Table 3.

Associations of Baseline Nicotine/Tobacco Content Exposure and Engagement With Tobacco Use Initiation at Follow-up Among Baseline Nicotine/Tobacco Never Users (n = 794)

Initiated use at follow-up (n/%) OR (95% CI) p AOR (95% CI)a p
No Yes
Viewed tobacco or nicotine content at baseline No 538 (94.6%) 31 (5.4%) .83 (.40, 1.72) .618 .62 (.28, 1.37) .240
Yes 209 (95.4%) 10 (4.6%)
No Yes
Posted tobacco or nicotine content at baseline No 679 (94.7%) 38 (5.3%) .79 (.24, 2.62) .698 .54 (.16, 1.90) .339
Yes 68 (95.8%) 3 (4.2%)
No Yes
Saw posts from friends about tobacco or nicotine products at baseline No 611 (96.2%) 24 (3.8%) 3.28 (1.71, 6.28) <.001 2.91 (1.46, 5.82) .002
Yes 132 (88.6%) 17 (11.4%)
No Yes
Saw posts from celebrities or “influencers” about tobacco or nicotine products at baseline No 656 (95.9%) 28 (4.1%) 3.35 (1.67, 6.70) <.001 2.77 (1.32, 5.84) .007
Yes 91 (87.5%) 13 (12.5%)
No Yes
Liked posts about tobacco or nicotine products at baseline No 670 (95.6%) 31 (4.4%) 2.88 (1.36, 6.11) .006 2.22 (0.99, 5.01) .054
Yes 75 (88.2%) 10 (11.8%)

aAdjusted for participant gender, sexual identity, personal finances, friends’ use of cigarettes and/or e-cigarettes, past-month alcohol use, and past-month cannabis use (all significantly associated with nicotine/tobacco use at follow-up in bivariate analyses; p < .05).