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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Apr 2.
Published in final edited form as: Tob Control. 2025 Apr 1;34(2):175–182. doi: 10.1136/tc-2023-058125

Table 3.

Interaction Effects Cooling Agent with Base Flavor, Nicotine Concentration, and Nicotine/Tobacco Use on Appeal and Sensory Attributes

Appeal Sensory attributes
Liking Disliking Use again Sweetness Smoothness Bitterness Harshness Coolness
F P F P F P F P F P F P F P F P
Cooling agenta × Flavorb 0.1 0.993 0.1 0.993 0.3 0.976 0.1 0.993 0.5 0.771 0.9 0.688 2.5 0.067 1.1 0.470
Cooling agenta × Nicotine Concentrationc 0.1 0.996 0.0 0.996 0.0 0.996 0.5 0.791 0.4 0.905 0.0 0.996 0.0 0.996 1.7 0.273
Cooling agenta × Nicotine/tobacco used 0.2 0.968 0.9 0.795 1.0 0.760 0.2 0.968 0.1 0.968 0.3 0.968 0.5 0.968 1.7 0.383
Cooling agenta × Pre-existing menthol/mint flavor preferencee 1.2 0.484 0.5 0.778 1.3 0.484 0.3 0.854 1.6 0.484 0.3 0.854 1.4 0.484 4.0 0.062

Note. p = p-value corrected for multiple testing to control false-discovery rate <.05 from omnibus F tests.

a

No cooling agent vs. menthol vs. synthetic cooling agent WS-23.

b

Tobacco vs. mint vs. fruit.

c

2% vs. 4%.

d

Current exclusive combustible cigarette use vs. exclusive e-cigarette use vs. dual use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes.

e

Menthol as usually used flavor among cigarette smokers and menthol or mint as most often used flavors among e-cigarette users.