Table 2.
slope (substitutability) | y-Intercept (initial intensity) | slope 95% CI | Model R2 | slope F test (p values) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 mg/mL | |||||
e-Liquid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Snus | 6.13 | 9.30 | −0.33 to 12.6 | 0.75 | 9.13 (0.06) |
Dip* | 8.46† | 7.58† | 4.66 to 12.3 | 0.94 | 50 (<0.01)* |
Nicotine gum | 1.63 | 2.96 | −2.06 to 5.33 | 0.40 | 1.97 (0.25) |
Nicotine lozenge | 1.09 | 1.29 | −1.94 to 4.13 | 0.31 | 1.32 (0.33) |
6 mg/mL | |||||
e-Liquid* | 27.44† | 26.3† | 11.4 to 33.1 | 0.92 | 32.5 (0.01)* |
Snus | −0.15 | 2.34 | −5.17 to 4.86 | 0.01 | 0.01 (0.93) |
Dip | −0.48 | 0.45 | −3.41 to 2.45 | 0.08 | 0.27 (0.64) |
Nicotine gum | −0.80 | 2.22 | −1.57 to −0.02 | 0.78 | 5.32 (0.10) |
Nicotine lozenge | −0.26 | 1.26 | −1.26 to 0.74 | 0.19 | 0.69 (0.46) |
12 mg/mL | |||||
e-Liquid* | 39.56† | 50.1† | 12.3 to 67.6 | 0.91 | 31.1 (0.01)* |
Snus | 1.78 | 3.19 | −3.32 to 6.88 | 0.29 | 1.24 (0.35) |
Dip | 0.36 | 0.24 | −0.06 to 0.78 | 0.71 | 7.47 (0.07) |
Nicotine gum | 1.58 | 3.62 | −0.37 to 3.53 | 0.69 | 6.69 (0.08) |
Nicotine lozenge | 0.26 | 0.50 | −2.27 to 2.79 | 0.03 | 0.10 (0.76) |
24 mg/mL | |||||
e-Liquid* | 68.05† | 58.1† | 34.5 to 108.2 | 0.90 | 26.3 (0.01)* |
Snus | 2.10 | 3.29 | −3.81 to 8.01 | 0.30 | 1.28 (0.34) |
Dip | −0.05 | −0.00 | −0.15 to 0.04 | 0.51 | 3.14 (0.17) |
Nicotine gum | −0.38 | 0.49 | −1.31 to 0.54 | 0.37 | 1.74 (0.28) |
Nicotine lozenge | −0.44 | 0.57 | −2.17 to 1.29 | 0.18 | 0.66 (0.48) |
Purchasing is expressed as mg of nicotine purchased for each product.
Indicates that a particular alternate product was a significant substitute for cigarettes at a particular e-liquid strength.
Indicates that the mean slope at a given strength was significantly >0.