Table 5.
Association between waterpipe use-related characteristics and nicotine dependence among adolescent waterpipe users
| Nicotine dependence among waterpipe users | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All participants | Low; 89 (26.7) |
Moderate; 128 (38.4%) |
High; 116 (34.8%) |
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| Waterpipe use characteristics | N (%) | % | % | % | p-value | |
| Age of initiation | ||||||
| 8-10 years | 36(10.81) | 16.7 | 30.6 | 52.8 | 0.07 | |
| 11-13 years | 102(30.63) | 14.7 | 37.3 | 48.0 | ||
| 14-16years | 58(17.42 | 24.1 | 48.3 | 27.6 | ||
| Heads smoked per day *** | <0.0001 | |||||
| ≤ 1 | 219(65.77) | 34.2 | 39.3 | 26.5 | ||
| 2-3 | 86(25.83) | 12.8 | 34.9 | 52.3 | ||
| ≥ 4 | 24(7.21) | 4.2 | 41.7 | 54.2 | ||
| Sessions per week *** | <0.0001 | |||||
| ≤ 2 | 107(32.13) | 49.5 | 43.9 | 6.5 | ||
| 3-9 | 78(23.42) | 25.6 | 43.6 | 30.8 | ||
| ≥ 10 | 145(43.54) | 10.3 | 31.7 | 57.9 | ||
| Sex** | ||||||
| Male | 111 (33.33) | 34.2 | 43.2 | 22.5 | 0.003 | |
| Female | 222 (66.67) | 23.0 | 36.0 | 41.0 | ||
*p<0.05,
**
p<0.01,
***
p<0.001.