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. 2018 Apr;141(4):e20173594. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-3594

TABLE 1.

Progression From Cigarette Experimentation to Established Smoking, According to Baseline E-cigarette Use

n Weighted % With Outcome Unadjusted Adjusteda Adjustedb
OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
Outcome: smoked 100 cigarettes
 Wave 1 predictors
  E-cigarette never 646 9.7 Reference Reference Reference
  E-cigarette ever 582 19.3 2.23 (1.55–3.21) <.001 2.07 (1.41–3.04) <.001 1.57 (0.99–2.49) .05
  E-cigarette never 646 9.7 Reference Reference Reference
  E-cigarette former 406 18.6 2.13 (1.43–3.18) <.001 2.04 (1.33–3.12) .001 1.55 (0.94–2.56) .09
  E-cigarette in the past 30 d 171 21.5 2.56 (1.58–4.14) <.001 2.22 (1.31–3.74) .003 1.69 (0.93–3.05) .08
Outcome: smoked during the past 30 d
 Wave 1 predictors
  E-cigarette never 699 26.6 Reference Reference Reference
  E-cigarette ever 596 38.8 1.75 (1.35–2.27) <.001 1.65 (1.26–2.15) <.001 1.32 (0.99–1.76) .06
  E-cigarette never 699 26.6 Reference Reference Reference
  E-cigarette former 415 36.1 1.56 (1.15–2.12) .004 1.48 (1.09–2.02) .01 1.20 (0.86–1.68) .29
  E-cigarette in the past 30 d 176 45.3 2.29 (1.64–3.19) <.001 2.10 (1.47–2.99) <.001 1.64 (1.12–2.41) .01
Outcome: smoked 100 cigarettes and smoked during the past 30 d
 Wave 1 predictors
  E-cigarette never 644 7.1 Reference Reference Reference
  E-cigarette ever 580 15.6 2.43 (1.55–3.80) <.001 2.23 (1.39–3.59) <.001 1.80 (1.04–3.12) .03
  E-cigarette never 644 7.1 Reference Reference Reference
  E-cigarette former 406 15.5 2.41 (1.46–3.97) <.001 2.29 (1.35–3.89) .002 1.85 (1.02–3.36) .04
  E-cigarette in the past 30 d 171 16.3 2.56 (1.52–4.32) <.001 2.19 (1.24–3.88) .007 1.76 (0.92–3.37) .09

ORs and CIs corresponding to model covariates are shown in Supplemental Table 2. —, not applicable.

a

Model covariates include the following: sex, age, and race and/or ethnicity.

b

Model covariates additionally include the following: parent education, urban residence, household tobacco use, alcohol ever use, tobacco advertisement receptivity, sensation-seeking score, cigarette warning label exposure, interview time of year, and ever use of any other tobacco product.