Table 2.
Ever and current e-cigarette use among nursing students of Verona University by demographic characteristics
| E-cigarette ever users (n = 442) | p-value | E-cigarette current users (n = 31) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gendera | < 0.001 | 0.048 | ||
| Men | 144/329 (43.8) | 12/324 (3.7) | ||
| Women | 291/1107 (26.3) | 19/1104 (1.7) | ||
| Classa | 0.738 | 0.398 | ||
| 1st | 140/451 (31.0) | 10/447 (2.2) | ||
| 2nd | 141/474 (29.7) | 13/471 (2.8) | ||
| 3rd | 160/533 (30.0) | 8/532 (1.5) | ||
| Centre | 0.065 | 0.782 | ||
| Verona | 191/579 (33.0) | 10/574 (1.7) | ||
| Vicenza | 77/238 (32.4) | 7/238 (2.9) | ||
| Legnago | 63/199 (31.7) | 4/198 (2.02) | ||
| Trento | 42/177 (23.7) | 3/176 (1.7) | ||
| Bolzano | 69/267 (25.8) | 7/266 (2.6) |
Numbers of ever or current users of e-cigarettes were reported with percent frequencies in parentheses. p-values were computed by Fisher’s exact test for sex and centre and by chi-square test for trend for class. Significant results are highlighted in bold
aInformation on gender and university class was not reported by 25 and 2 students, respectively