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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Apr 5.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2023 Nov 1;152(5):e2023062948. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-062948

TABLE 4.

Correlates With Least Commonly Used Vaping Cessation Methodsa

Doctor/Health Care Teacher/Coach Quitline Hospital/Treatment
Overall Weighted % ORb P Weighted % ORb P Weighted % ORb P Weighted % ORb P
Sex
 Male 4.8 Ref Ref 2.3 Ref Ref 1.1 Ref Ref 1.0 Ref Ref
 Female 3.2 0.7 (0.3–1.5) .29 2.5 1.1 (0.4–3.3) .83 2.2 2.0 (0.5–8.4) .34 2.0 2.0 (0.6–7.4) .28
Grade
 Middle school 4.5 Ref Ref 3.0 Ref Ref 2.7 Ref Ref 3.3 Ref Ref
 High school 3.8 0.8 (0.2–2.9) .78 2.3 0.8 (0.1–3.9) .73 1.5 0.5 (0.1–2.3) .39 1.1 0.3 (0.1–1.2) .09
Race/ethnicity
 NH white 3.4 Ref Ref 1.5 Ref Ref 1.4 Ref Ref 1.5 Ref Ref
 NH Black 0.5 0.1 (0.0–1.2) .07 1.8 1.2 (0.2–6.2) .86 0.8 0.6 (0.1–6.6) .66 0.9 0.6 (0.1–3.3) .54
 Hispanic 5.5 1.7 (0.6–4.7) .31 4.2 2.8 (0.7–12.1) .16 1.2 0.8 (0.1–4.8) .83 1.8 1.2 (0.3–4.7) .77
 Others 14.4 4.8 (1.1–21.1) .04 3.5 2.3 (0.2–21.3) .46 6.1 4.5 (0.4–51.9) .22 0.0 N/A N/A
Sexual minority
 Heterosexual 1.6 Ref Ref 1.0 Ref Ref 0.4 Ref Ref 0.6 Ref Ref
 Gay/lesbian 24.4 19.8 (4.4–88.9) .0002 5.1 5.1 (0.7–38.5) .11 10.2 30.2 (5.7–159.9) .0001 7.7 14 (2.1–93.5) .01
 Bisexual 6.4 4.2 (1.0–17.7) .049 7.5 7.7 (1.9–30.9) .005 5.7 16.1 (3.3–79.7) .001 1.9 3.2 (0.5–18.7) .19
 Unsure 8.3 5.6 (1.1–28) .04 6.4 6.5 (0.9–45.9) .06 2.9 8.0 (0.8–80.5) .08 5.9 10.5 (1.3–87.5) .03
Frequency and duration of e-cigarette usec
 Low frequency-low duration 0.0 N/A N/A 0.1 Ref Ref 0.1 Ref Ref N/A Ref Ref
 Low frequency-high duration 3.1 Ref Ref 2.2 22.9 (2.5–205.8) .01 2.5 27.3 (2.2–337.6) .01 1.0 Ref Ref
 High frequency-low duration 6.6 2.2 (0.5–9.2) .27 7.4 80.1 (8.3–774.6) .0003 4.4 48.7 (3.9–601.7) .003 3.9 4.2 (0.7–25.5) .11
 High frequency-high duration 5.4 1.8 (0.6–5.2) .29 1.8 18.6 (1.9–18.02) .01 1.1 11.8 (1.2–117.5) .04 1.6 1.7 (0.3–9.8) .55
Type of e-cigarette Used in the past 30 days
 A disposable e-cigarette 4.1 Ref Ref 1.3 Ref Ref 1.0 Ref Ref 1.2 Ref Ref
 An e-cigarette with prefilled pods or cartridges 3.3 0.8 (0.3–2.4) .67 3.3 2.7 (0.6–11.6) .19 2.2 2.1 (0.4–12.0) .38 0.8 0.6 (0.2–2.7) .54
 An e-cigarette with a tank 2.5 0.6 (0.2–1.9) .37 2.3 1.9 (0.4–9.4) .44 0.9 0.8 (0.1–8.8) .87 5.4 4.6 (1.2–17.0) .02
 I don’t know the type 6.0 1.5 (0.5–4.7) .49 6.1 5.1 (1–24.9) .04 4.1 4.0 (0.7–23.1) .12 2.2 1.8 (0.2–16.2) .59
Multiple tobacco product use
 Sole e-cigarette 1.4 Ref Ref 1.3 Ref Ref 1.5 Ref Ref 0.5 Ref Ref
 Dual use 8.2 6.2 (2.8–13.7) <.0001 4.8 3.7 (1.1–12.2) .03 2.2 1.5 (0.4–5.8) .53 3.5 7.5 (2.2–26.2) .002
Flavor use in e-cigarette
 No 6.8 Ref Ref 5.0 Ref Ref 4.2 Ref Ref 2.8 Ref Ref
 Yes 3.4 0.5 (0.1–1.7) .25 1.8 0.4 (0.1–1.4) .13 1.1 0.3 (0.1–1.2) .09 1.2 0.4 (0.1–2.1) .28
Perceived harmfulness of e-cigarette use
 No harm/little harm 3.9 Ref Ref 2.4 Ref Ref 2.2 Ref Ref 1.5 Ref Ref
 Some harm/a lot of harm 3.8 1.0 (0.3–3.1.0) .96 2.5 1.0 (0.3–3.1) .96 1.6 0.7 (0.2–2.9) .64 1.3 0.7 (0.2–2.8) .58
Symptoms of nicotine dependence
 No 2.7 Ref Ref 2.6 Ref Ref 0.9 Ref Ref 1.2 Ref Ref
 Yes 5.1 1.9 (0.6–5.8) .23 2.0 0.8 (0.2–3.5) .72 3.4 3.7 (0.9–14.9) .07 2.3 2.0 (0.5–7.2) .31
Tobacco use by household members
 None 2.8 Ref Ref 1.9 Ref Ref 1.8 Ref Ref 1.6 Ref Ref
 Other tobacco products 3.6 1.3 (0.5–3.3) .57 0.9 0.5 (0.1–2.6) .38 3.1 1.7 (0.4–8) .48 1.0 0.6 (0.1–3.3) .57
 E-cigarettes 4.7 1.7 (0.6–5.2) .33 2.9 1.6 (0.3–7.6) .55 0.3 0.1 (0–0.9) .04 2.0 1.2 (0.2–6.2) .80
Perceived peer use of e-cigarettes 1.0 (0.8–1.2) .92 1.2 (0.8–1.7) .37 0.7 (0.6–1.0) .04 1.1 (0.7–1.6) .76

NH, non-Hispanic; N/A, not reported because of small sample size and unreliable estimates; OR, odds ratio.

a

The response to each vaping cessation is not mutually exclusive.

b

Bivariate analysis was conducted by using separate survey logistic regression models for the adoption of each vaping cessation method (yes versus no) as the outcome variable. Because of the small sample size for each outcome variable, no covariates were adjusted.

c

The combination of vaping frequency (low, ≤5 days versus high, >6 days in the past 30 days) and vaping duration (low, ≤2 years versus high, >2 years).