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. 2016 Jun 6;26(3):284–292. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052822

Table 3.

Quitting and switching cigarette use during follow-up

Cigarette use at baseline
E-cigarettes only Tobacco cigarettes only Dual use
(n=229) (n=480) (n=223)
Switching to another product use group at 24 months (n=229) (n=480) (n=223)
 No switch 42.4 75.6 16.6
 Switch to no product use 18.8 17.5 14.3
 Switch from e-cigarettes only to dual use or tobacco-only smoking 38.9
 Switch from dual use or tobacco-only smoking to e-cigarettes only 5.6 11.7
 Switch from dual use to tobacco-only smoking 57.4
 Switch from tobacco only to dual use 1.3
Quitting all product use
 Quit all product use* at 12 months (n=125) (n=34) (n=65) (n=26)
  Remained abstinent from both tobacco cigarettes and e-cigarettes at 24 months 76.5 72.3 69.2
  Relapsed to either tobacco and/or e-cigarettes at 24 months 23.5 27.7 30.8
 Tobacco smoking quitters at 12 months (n=106) (n=0) (n=69) (n=37)
  Remained abstinent from smoking at 24 months 69.7 74.0
  Relapsed to tobacco smoking at 24 months 30.3 26.0

*Both tobacco smoking abstinence/cessation and e-cigarette use abstinence/cessation.