Table 2.
The distribution of product features based on product type from 5 popular, US-based, web-based vape shops from April to August 2022 (n=1062).
| Product features | Mod kits (n=427) | Pod kits (n=348) | Vape pens (n=50) | Mod device (n=229) | Pod device (n=8) | ||||||
| Tanks or pods, mean (SD) | 1.103 (0.327) | 1.325 (0.516) | 1 (0.000) | N/Aa | N/A | ||||||
| Tank or pod volume size, mean (SD) | 4.695 (1.968) | 2.709 (1.162) | 3.117 (2.102)b | N/A | N/A | ||||||
| Battery capacity, n (%) | |||||||||||
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Capacity<900 mAh | 5 (1.2) | 152 (43.7) | 12 (24) | 4 (1.8) | 8 (100) | |||||
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900 mAh≤capacity<1500 mAh | 26 (6.1) | 130 (37.4) | 14 (28) | 3 (1.3) | N/A | |||||
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Capacity≥1500 mAh | 123 (28.8) | 63 (18.1) | 21 (42) | 13 (5.7) | N/A | |||||
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Battery not included | 273 (63.9) | N/A | N/A | 209 (91.3) | N/A | |||||
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Battery missing | N/A | 3 (0.9) | 3 (6) | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Output wattage, n (%) | |||||||||||
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Output<40 W | 28 (6.6) | 216 (62.1) | 21 (42) | 7 (3.7) | 4 (50) | |||||
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40 W≤output<85 W | 194 (45.4) | 77 (22.1) | 10 (20) | 54 (23.6) | N/A | |||||
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Output≥85 W | 193 (45.2) | 2 (0.6) | 1 (2) | 154 (67.3) | N/A | |||||
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Wattage output missing | 12 (2.8) | 53 (15.2) | 18 (36) | 4 (6.1) | 4 (50) | |||||
aN/A: not applicable.
b9 out of 50 vape pens had missing volume size information.