Table 2.
Multivariate analysis of menthol/non-menthol smoking frequency and flavoured/unflavoured LCC use by gender
| Total | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Unflavoured LCC use | Flavoured LCC use | Unflavoured LCC use | Flavoured LCC use | Unflavoured LCC use | Flavoured LCC use |
| Menthol smoking frequency | ||||||
| Daily menthol | 1.13 (0.53 to 2.42) | 1.75 (1.02 to 2.98)* | 2.33 (0.78 to 6.97) | 3.67 (1.78 to 7.59)*** | 0.29 (0.07 to 1.17) | 0.43 (0.16 to 1.13) |
| Daily non-menthol | 1.07 (0.47 to 2.42) | 1.08 (0.62 to 1.91) | 3.42 (1.06 to 11.05)* | 2.96 (1.37 to 6.40)** | 0.10 (0.03 to 0.53)** | 0.24 (0.09 to 0.66)** |
| Occasional menthol | 0.79 (0.33 to 1.89) | 0.66 (0.35 to 1.22) | 0.77 (0.18 to 3.25) | 0.88 (0.40 to 1.93) | 0.58 (0.13 to 2.57) | 0.29 (0.09 to 0.93)* |
| Occasional non-menthol | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Current other tobacco use | ||||||
| No | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Yes | 1.58 (0.92 to 2.72) | 3.92 (2.72 to 5.64)*** | 1.40 (0.66 to 4.15) | 1.07 (0.56 to 2.03) | 1.18 (0.70 to 4.71) | 2.88 (1.56 to 5.34)*** |
| Age | ||||||
| 18–24 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| 25–34 | 0.90 (0.48 to 1.69) | 0.36 (0.23 to 0.56)*** | 0.98 (0.41 to 2.38) | 0.34 (0.19 to 0.60)*** | 0.78 (0.22 to 2.68) | 0.52 (0.23 to 1.14) |
| 35–44 | 0.59 (0.29 to 1.18) | 0.41 (0.25 to 0.66)*** | 0.78 (0.29 to 2.11) | 0.25 (0.14 to 0.48)*** | 0.57 (0.15 to 2.10) | 0.35 (0.15 to 0.82)* |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 6.54 (3.25 to 13.17)*** | 8.56 (5.02 to 14.59)*** | 7.70 (3.13 to 18.92)*** | 18.54 (8.50 to 40.41)*** | 8.21 (1.74 to 38.69)** | 8.39 (3.39 to 20.75)*** |
| Hispanic | 4.16 (2.10 to 8.23)*** | 8.67 (5.32 to 14.13)*** | 2.31 (0.91 to 5.87) | 16.26 (7.96 to 33.18)*** | 14.39 (3.75 to 55.16)*** | 7.06 (3.14 to 15.89)*** |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 1.54 (0.94 to 2.52) | 1.37 (0.96 to 1.97) | – | – | – | – |
| Female | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Annual household income | ||||||
| <$15 000 | 0.77 (0.33 to 1.80) | 0.38 (0.22 to 0.68)*** | 0.69 (0.21 to 2.11) | 0.63 (0.30 to 1.31) | 0.38 (0.05 to 3.19) | 0.12 (0.04 to 0.38)* |
| $15 000-$40 000 | 0.92 (0.41 to 2.08) | 0.54 (0.32 to 0.92)* | 0.89 (0.32 to 2.46) | 0.45 (0.22 to 0.91)* | 0.81 (0.11 to 6.01) | 0.33 (0.12 to 0.89)*** |
| $40 000-$75 000 | 0.93 (0.40 to 2.18) | 0.35 (0.20 to 0.62)*** | 1.03 (0.37 to 2.83) | 0.36 (0.18 to 0.75)** | 0.71 (0.08 to 5.98) | 0.21 (0.07 to 0.67)*** |
| $75 000 or more | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Educational attainment | ||||||
| Less than high school | 1.52 (0.48 to 4.84) | 1.24 (0.62 to 2.51) | 1.20 (0.28 to 5.19) | 1.71 (0.65 to 4.53) | 5.91 (0.43 to 80.34) | 1.58 (0.51 to 4.84) |
| High school | 1.72 (0.57 to 5.23) | 0.98 (0.49 to 1.94) | 0.91 (0.23 to 3.62) | 1.71 (0.67 to 4.40) | 9.43 (0.71 to 124.39) | 0.82 (0.26 to 2.59) |
| Some college | 1.65 (0.55 to 5.00) | 1.05 (0.54 to 2.05) | 1.62 (0.43 to 6.06) | 1.16 (0.45 to 2.94) | 3.94 (0.29 to 54.11) | 1.52 (0.55 to 4.23) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Current employment status | ||||||
| Working | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Not working, looking | 1.13 (0.59 to 2.15) | 0.86 (0.53 to 1.39) | 1.43 (0.58 to 3.49) | 0.50 (0.25 to 0.969)* | 0.71 (0.18 to 2.69) | 1.17 (0.52 to 2.62) |
| Not working, not looking | 1.85 (1.00 to 3.39)* | 1.08 (0.68 to 1.72) | 1.66 (0.66 to 4.15) | 1.07 (0.56 to 2.03) | 2.42 (0.86 to 6.85) | 1.27 (0.61 to 2.63) |
All analyses used weighted data. Complex sampling procedures were used to adjust for sampling in all analyses.
The referent group for the menthol smoking frequency variable is occasional, non-menthol smoking.
The referent group for the outcome, LCC use, is cigarette, non-LCC use.
***
p<0.001,
**
p<0.01,
*
p<0.05.
LCC, little cigar and cigarillo.