Table 2.
Group comparisons of alcohol use patterns and classifications by e-cigarette use (n = 36,309)
| E-cigarette use group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonuser | Nondaily users | Daily users | |||
| AOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | ||
| Alcohol user | ref | 2.37 a,b | (1.95–2.89) | 1.45 a,b | (1.01–2.08) |
| Alcohol use disorder | ref | 2.44 a | (2.09–2.84) | 1.89 a | (1.42–2.52) |
| Hazardous drinker | ref | 2.48 a,b | (2.16–2.85) | 1.69 a,b | (1.32–2.16) |
| Highest drinking frequency group (vs. nondrinker) | |||||
| 1+ episode per year | ref | 2.24 a | (1.79 – 2.81) | 1.67a | (1.08 – 2.59) |
| 1+ episode per month | ref | 2.03 a | (1.59 – 2.60) | 1.34 | (0.81 – 2.24) |
| 1+ episode per week | ref | 2.51 a,b | (2.05 – 3.09) | 1.34b | (0.94 – 1.91) |
| 1+ episode per day | ref | 3.24 a,b | (2.26 – 4.47) | 1.57a,b | (1.02 – 2.43) |
| Highest binge drinking frequency group (vs. no binge episodes) | |||||
| 1+ episode per year | ref | 1.63 a | (1.39 – 1.91) | 1.30 | (0.91–1.83) |
| 1+ episode per month | ref | 2.57 a | (2.07 – 3.19) | 1.86 a | (1.23–2.81) |
| 1+ episode per week | ref | 3.30 a | (2.76 – 3.95) | 2.25 a | (1.56–3.25) |
| 1+ episode per day | ref | 2.90 a | (1.90 – 4.44) | 2.10 a | (1.26–3.50) |
| Highest extreme (12+) binge drinking frequency group (vs. no extreme binges) | |||||
| 1+ episode per year | ref | 2.70 a | (2.12–3.45) | 2.61 a | (1.83–3.72) |
| 1+ episode per month | ref | 2.63 a,b | (1.83–3.78) | 1.17 b | (0.56–2.44) |
| 1+ episode per week | ref | 2.45 a | (1.92–3.12) | 1.39 | (0.72–2.69) |
| 1+ episode per day | ref | 1.99 | (0.98–4.04) | 2.41 | (0.84–6.86) |
| Typical drinking quantity (mean [SE]; past year drinkers only) | 2.73 (0.02) | 3.88 (0.12) a | 3.53 (0.19) a | ||
All analyses were adjusted for race, marital status, sex, age, and personal income.
a
Group is significantly different compared to nonusers (ref), p < 0.05.
b
Significant difference between daily and nondaily users, p < 0.05.