Table 3.
Association between ENDS tobacco flavor use and cigarette use among past 30-day adult and youth e-cigarette users in the PATH Study Wave 3, 2015–2016.
| Tobacco Flavor Alone | All Other Flavors and Flavor Combinations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 396 | N = 2777 | |||
| N (%) | N (%) | Crude | Adjusted a | |
| Age Group | ||||
| Adult | 383 (98.8) | 2370 (91.9) | Ref | Ref |
| Youth | 13 (1.2) | 407 (8.2) | 7.14 (4.03, 12.7) | 21.08 (5.92, 75.12) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 214 (58.6) | 1479 (54.6) | Ref | Ref |
| Female | 182 (41.4) | 1296 (45.4) | 1.17 (0.90, 1.54) | 1.40 (1.07, 1.83) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 316 (82.5) | 2059 (79.0) | Ref | Ref |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 40 (10.9) | 302 (10.5) | 1.01 (0.59, 1.73) | 1.40 (0.71, 2.76) |
| Other | 36 (6.6) | 342 (10.5) | 1.66 (1.09, 2.53) | 2.08 (1.33, 3.24) |
| ENDS Device | ||||
| Closed | 202 (51.1) | 471 (17.3) | Ref | Ref |
| Open | 184 (48.9) | 2247 (82.7) | 5.00 (3.84, 6.51) | 5.42 (4.07, 7.22) |
| Dual Use of Cigarettes | ||||
| Exclusive Vaper | 92 (27.6) | 968 (42.4) | Ref | Ref |
| Vaper and Smoker | 257 (72.4) | 1277 (57.6) | 0.52 (0.38, 0.70) | 0.67 (0.48, 0.93) |
NOTE: Bolded text indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05); a: Adjusted for age group, gender, race/ethnicity, and ENDS device.