Table 2.
Discount vs. Premium Brand Cigarette Smokers Demographics
| Discount (n=141) | Premium (n=437) | Difference | p-value | |
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| Gender | – | 0.99 | ||
| Male | 81 (52.2 ± 3.6 [44.6, 59.9]) | 256 (52.2 ± 4.8 [42.0, 62.3]) | ||
| Female | 60 (47.8 ± 3.6 [40.1, 55.4]) | 181 (47.8 ± 4.8 [37.7, 58.0]) | ||
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| Race/Ethnicity | – | <0.001 | ||
| Mexican American/Hispanic | 5 (2.4 ± 1.1 [0.1, 4.7]) | 72 (13.4 ± 3.2 [6.6, 20.2]) | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 102 (81.8 ± 4.4 [72.6, 91.0]) | 178 (67.9 ± 5.6 [56.0, 79.8]) | ||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 25 (5.9 ± 2.5 [0.7, 11.2]) | 144 (13.0 ± 2.6 [7.5, 18.5]) | ||
| Other Race - Including Multi-Racial | 9 (9.9 ± 4.2 [1.1, 18.6]) | 43 (5.7 ± 2.0 [1.6, 9.9]) | ||
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| Education | – | 0.53 | ||
| Less Than HS | 43 (25.6 ± 5.1 [14.8, 36.3]) | 113 (21.2 ± 2.6 [15.8, 26.7]) | ||
| HS or Higher | 98 (74.4 ± 5.1 [63.7, 85.2]) | 324 (78.8 ± 2.6 [73.3, 84.2]) | ||
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| Cigarette Rod Length | – | 0.003 | ||
| Regular/King (68-72 mm, 79-88 mm) | 63 (44.3 ± 6.0 [31.7, 57.0]) | 263 (65.0 ± 4.4 [55.8, 74.2]) | ||
| Long/Ultra Long (94-101 mm, 110-121 mm) | 78 (55.7 ± 6.0 [43.0, 68.3]) | 174 (35.0 ± 4.4 [25.8, 44.2]) | ||
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| Cigarette Flavor | – | 0.10 | ||
| Menthol | 29 (20.3 ± 3.7 [12.4, 28.1]) | 181 (30.5 ± 3.0 [24.1, 36.9]) | ||
| Non-Menthol | 112 (79.7 ± 3.7 [71.9, 87.6]) | 256 (69.5 ± 3.0 [63.1, 75.9]) | ||
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| Cigarette Type | – | 0.55 | ||
| Filtered | 138 (98.8 ± 0.9 [96.8, 100.0]) | 429 (97.8 ± 1.3 [95.1, 100.0]) | ||
| Non-Filtered | 3 (1.2 ± 0.9 [0.0, 3.2]) | 8 (2.2 ± 1.3 [0.0, 4.9]) | ||
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| When Last Smoked | – | 0.04 | ||
| Today | 129 (93.1 ± 2.3 [88.2, 97.9]) | 371 (81.8 ± 3.5 [74.4, 89.2]) | ||
| Within the last 5 days (not including today) | 12 (6.9 ± 2.3 [2.1, 11.8]) | 66 (18.2 ± 3.5 [10.8, 25.6]) | ||
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| Number of Days Smoked in the Last 5 Days | – | |||
| All 5 Days | 129 (92.3 ± 2.6 [86.9, 97.8]) | 383 (83.2 ± 2.8 [77.3, 89.0]) | 0.09 | |
| 1-4 Days | 12 (7.7 ± 2.6 [2.2, 13.1]) | 54 (16.8 ± 2.8 [11.0, 22.7]) | ||
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| Standing Height (cm) | 170.4 ± 0.8 (168.8, 172.0) | 170.3 ± 0.7 (168.8, 171.8) | 0.1 ± 1.0 (-2.0, 2.2) | 0.91 |
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| Weight (kg) | 79.5 ± 2.3 (74.7, 84.3) | 80.4 ± 1.5 (77.2, 83.6) | −0.9 ± 3.1 (−7.4, 5.6) | 0.77 |
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| Age (in Years) at Screening | 53.3 ± 1.6 (49.9, 56.7) | 43.0 ± 0.5 (41.9, 44.0) | 10.4 ± 1.5 (7.3, 13.4) | <0.001 |
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| Ratio of Family Income to Poverty | 2.3 ± 0.3 (1.7, 2.9) | 2.3 ± 0.1 (2.0, 2.6) | 0.0 ± 0.3 (-0.6, 0.6) | 0.97 |
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| Serum Cotinine (ng/mL) | 264.0 ± 8.1 (246.9, 281.1) | 215.9 ± 9.2 (196.5, 235.3) | 48.1 ± 11.7 (23.4, 72.8) | <0.001 |
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| CPD in Last 5 Days | 17.5 ± 0.9 (15.6, 19.3) | 11.7 ± 0.7 (10.2, 13.2) | 5.8 ± 1.2 (3.2, 8.3) | <0.001 |
Categorical Variables: Unweighted Frequencies (Weighted Column % ± Standard Error, [95% CI]), Rao-Scott Chi-Square Adj. F p-value
Continuous Variables: Weighted Mean ± Standard Error (95% CI), Difference Cigarette Smoker – Non-Tobacco User in Least Squared Means (95% CI); Wald p-value
CI = Confidence Interval