Table 1.
Demographic and nicotine product use behavior characteristics according to the smell and taste examination results, NHANES 2013–2014
|
Smell examination |
Taste examination |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failed N = 564 | Passed N = 2622 | p | Failed N = 495 | Passed N = 2353 | p | |
| Age (years), n (%) | <0.0001 | 0.1184 | ||||
| 40–54 | 110 (6.8) | 1115 (93.2) | 220 (18.5) | 919 (81.5) | ||
| ≥55 | 454 (18.2) | 1507 (81.8) | 275 (16.0) | 1434 (84.0) | ||
| Gender, n (%) | 0.0032 | 0.3122 | ||||
| Male | 323 (15.6) | 1186 (84.4) | 241 (17.6) | 1137 (82.4) | ||
| Female | 241 (11.3) | 1436 (88.7) | 254 (16.6) | 1216 (83.4) | ||
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | 0.0011 | 0.0641 | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 229 (12.1) | 1241 (87.9) | 230 (16.7) | 1128 (83.3) | ||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 132 (18.0) | 495 (82.0) | 123 (23.0) | 436 (77.0) | ||
| Other | 203 (15.8) | 886 (84.2) | 142 (15.4) | 789 (84.6) | ||
| Type of nicotine products used in the last 5 days, n (%) | 0.2854 | 0.0357 | ||||
| No use of nicotine products | 455 (13.9) | 2057 (86.1) | 369 (16.2) | 1867 (83.8) | ||
| Use of smokeless nicotine products only | 6 (7.8) | 44 (92.2) | 7 (18.9) | 39 (81.1) | ||
| Use of inhaled nicotine products only | 101 (11.9) | 506 (88.1) | 113 (19.6) | 436 (80.4) | ||
| Use of inhaled and smokeless nicotine products | 2 (4.2) | 15 (95.8) | 6 (44.7) | 11 (55.3) | ||
| N = 109 | N = 565 | N = 126 | N = 486 | |||
| Cigarette use in the last 5 days, n (%) | 0.1977 | 0.5834 | ||||
| No | 19 (8.4) | 90 (91.6) | 18 (18.1) | 84 (81.9) | ||
| Yes | 90 (11.9) | 475 (88.1) | 108 (21.1) | 402 (78.9) | ||
| N = 66 | N = 401 | N = 95 | N = 326 | |||
| Regular brand is mentholated, n (%) | 0.4224 | 0.6995 | ||||
| No | 46 (11.9) | 268 (88.1) | 61 (22.4) | 222 (77.6) | ||
| Yes | 20 (8.4) | 133 (91.6) | 34 (24.5) | 104 (75.5) | ||
Weighted frequencies are presented and were compared using the Rao-Scott chi-squared test. Bold p-values indicate statistical significance.