Table 1.
Sample Characteristics by Baseline Hookah Nonsmokers and Hookah Tobacco Smoking
| Characteristic | Baseline hookah nonsmokers (n = 365)a | Hookah tobacco smoking initiationb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yesc (n = 46) | Noc (n = 319) | p valued | ||
| n (%) | % | % | ||
| Age, years | ||||
| 18 | 146 (41) | 48 | 40 | .41 |
| 19 | 108 (30) | 34 | 30 | |
| 20 | 17 (5) | 2 | 5 | |
| 21 and above | 86 (24) | 16 | 25 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 168 (46) | 48 | 46 | .81 |
| Male | 196 (54) | 52 | 54 | |
| Race | ||||
| White | 245 (68) | 73 | 68 | .90 |
| Black | 41 (11) | 11 | 11 | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 51 (14) | 11 | 15 | |
| Other | 21 (6) | 5 | 6 | |
| Enrollment status | ||||
| Undergraduate | 276 (77) | 84 | 76 | .23 |
| Graduate | 83 (23) | 16 | 24 | |
| Fraternity/sorority | ||||
| Nonmember | 340 (93) | 89 | 94 | .27 |
| Member | 25 (7) | 11 | 6 | |
| Residence | ||||
| Off-campus housing | 220 (61) | 64 | 61 | .71 |
| On-campus housing | 140 (39) | 36 | 39 | |
Note. aThis number includes only subjects who had data for baseline and follow-up.
bDefined as never having smoked tobacco from a hookah at baseline and having taken at least one puff at follow-up.
cCells represent column percentages. Data do not always sum to total sample sizes because of missing data. Percentages are based on the total for each category and may not total 100 due to rounding.
dFor chi-square analyses.