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. 2018 Apr;141(4):e20173557. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-3557

TABLE 1.

E-Cigarette Use Characteristics

Characteristic E-Cigarette–Only Users,a n = 67, Mean (SD) or No. (%) Dual Users,b n = 16, Mean (SD) or No. (%) Controls, n = 20, Mean (SD) or No. (%) Pc
Age 16.3 (1.2) 17.1 (0.96) 16.0 (1.8) .06
Sex (male) 49 (73%) 12 (80%) 7 (35%) <.01
Race and/or ethnicity <.01
 Non-Hispanic white 36 (54%) 9 (67%) 0
 Asian American or Pacific Islander 12 (19%) 2 (12%) 2 (10%)
 Multiracial 10 (15%) 3 (19%) 0
 Hispanic 7 (10%) 2 (12%) 18 (90%)
Hours since last e-cigaretted 1:58 (6:29) 2:02 (7:17) N/A >.91
Days used in past 30 d 12.8 (8.9) 25.5 (6.6) N/A <.001
Sessions per day 2.0 (3.6) 8.4 (11.6) N/A .05
Usual puffs per session N/A .49
 1–4 14 (21%) 1 (7%)
 5–10 21 (31%) 4 (27%)
 10–15 11 (16%) 4 (27%)
 >15 21 (31%) 6 (40%)
Usual length of session N/A .97
 1–2 min 8 (12%) 2 (13%)
 3–5 min 16 (24%) 4 (27%)
 6–10 min 16 (24%) 4 (27%)
 >10 min 27 (40%) 5 (33%)
Usual type of device N/A .82
 Vape pen 24 (36%) 6 (40%)
 Modified 17 (25%) 4 (27%)
 Juul 18 (27%) 4 (27%)
 Other or unsure 8 (12%) 1 (7%)
E-cigarettes contain nicotine N/A .06
 Always 21 (31%) 9 (60%)
 Sometimes 26 (39%) 6 (40%)
 Unsure 10 (15%) 0 (0%)
 Never 10 (15%) 0 (0%)
Usual flavor of e-cigarettee N/A
 Fruit 37 (55%) 10 (67%) .42
 Candy 11 (16%) 2 (13%) .77
 Menthol 12 (18%) 2 (13%) .67
 Tobacco 5 (8%) 2 (13%) .46

N/A, not applicable.

a

Used an e-cigarette product in the past 24 h and had NNAL levels <1 ppm of creatinine.

b

Used an e-cigarette product in the past 24 h, smoked a cigarette in the past 30 d, and had NNAL levels ≥30 ppm of creatinine.

c

P values are the result of comparing 3 groups on age (analysis of variance), sex, and ethnicity (χ2); all e-cigarette characteristics are the result of comparing e-cigarette–only use to dual-use groups (t tests for continuous variables and χ2 analyses for categorical variables).

d

The median was reported because of non-normal distribution.

e

Participants could select >1.