Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and history of e-cigarette use of Ecuadorian adult population, 2023 (N=3047)

Characteristics	n	%
Sex
Male	1373	45.1
Female	1663	54.6
Prefer not to mention	11	0.4
Age (years)
18–24	1048	35.2
25–34	1177	39.5
35–44	425	14.3
45–54	231	7.8
55–65	78	2.6
>65	18	0.6
Race
Mestizo	2837	93.1
Indigenous	40	1.3
White	85	2.8
Afro-descendant	31	1.0
Montubio	42	1.4
Other	12	0.4
Region of residence
Sierra	2571	84.4
Costa	409	13.4
Amazon	67	2.2
Marital status
Single	2103	69.0
Married	638	20.9
Common-law marriage	113	3.7
Divorced	179	5.9
Widowed	14	0.5
Education level
Incomplete school	5	0.2
School completed	27	0.9
Incomplete high school	72	2.4
High school completed	360	11.8
Incomplete university	1010	33.1
University degree	1048	34.4
Incomplete Master’s/PhD	178	5.8
Master’s/PhD degree	347	11.4
Professional activities related to health
Yes	1477	48.5
No	1570	51.5
Comorbidities
Diabetes mellitus type 1	14	0.5
Diabetes mellitus type 2	28	0.9
Asthma	70	2.3
Cancer	21	0.7
Hyperthyroidism	20	0.7
Hypothyroidism	109	3.6
Obesity	107	3.5
High blood pressure	82	2.7
Human immunodeficiency virus	5	0.2
Coagulation disorders	12	0.4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	12	0.4
None	2567	84.2
Tobacco use
No	1957	64.2
Current use	588	19.3
Past use	502	16.5
Years of tobacco use
0–5	653	61.3
6–10	234	22.0
11–20	124	11.6
>20	54	5.1
Cigarettes per day
1–10	836	84.1
11–20	96	9.7
21–40	40	4.0
>40	22	2.2
Electronic cigarette use
No	2197	72.1
Current use	591	19.4
Past use	259	8.5