Table 1.
Participant Characteristics
| Variable | % (n) |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Gender | |
| Male | 94.1 (16) |
| Race | |
| African American | 76.5 (13) |
| Caucasian | 17.7 (3) |
| Other | 5.9 (1) |
| Education | |
| At least high school | 88.2 (15) |
| Household income | |
| <$20 000 | 76.5 (13) |
| Age in years | |
| Mean ± SD (Range) | 36.1 ± 7.9 (26–52) |
| Smoking characteristics | |
| Preferred cigarette brand | |
| Newport | 88.2 (15) |
| Preferred cigarette flavor | |
| Menthol | 94.1 (16) |
| Preferred large cigar brand | |
| Phillies Blunt | 64.7 (11) |
| Dutch Masters | 23.52 (4) |
| Garcia y Vega | 11.8 (2) |
| Preferred large cigar flavor | |
| Flavored | 41.2 (7) |
| Unflavored | 58.8 (10) |
| Large cigar frequency of use | |
| At least once per day | 23.5 (4) |
| <1 per day | 76.5 (13) |
| Cigarettes per day | |
| Mean ± SD (range) | 20.5 ± 8.0 (10–30) |
| Number of large cigars in past 30 days | |
| Mean ± SD (range) | 17.6 ± 15.0 (4–60) |
| Age of cigarette initiation | |
| Mean ± SD (range) | 13.4 ± 3.1 (7–18) |
| Age of large cigar initiation | |
| Mean ± SD (range) | 19.7 ± 7.8 (13–47) |
| FTND | |
| Mean ± SD (range) | 6.9 ± 1.6 (4–9) |
| Urinary cotinine (ng mL −1 g−1 creatinine) | |
| Mean ± SD (range) | 793 ± 409 (115–1871) |