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. 2019 Dec 31;14(12):e0226744. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226744

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study population by product use status.

Overall
N = 3415
Non-users
N = 2636
Sole e-cigarette users
N = 30
Cigarette smokers
N = 711
Dual users
N = 38
Sociodemographic characteristics (%)
Sex
Male 49.9 47.3 60.0 58.2 68.4
Female 50.1 52.7 40.0 41.8 31.6
Age (years)
18–30 23.1 23.2 36.7 21.9 31.6
30–45 25.8 24.9 30.0 29.0 29.0
45–65 31.8 29.9 30.0 39.0 26.3
> 65 19.3 22.0 3.3 10.1 13.2
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic 26.8 28.9 30.0 19.0 26.3
Non–Hispanic White 41.6 40.1 43.3 46.7 47.4
Non–Hispanic Black 17.7 15.7 10.0 25.6 13.2
Other (including multiracial) 14.0 15.4 16.7 8.7 13.2
Educational level
Less than high school 21.5 19.8 13.3 27.1 39.5
High school (or equivalent) 23.2 20.7 30.0 32.4 18.4
At least some college 55.3 59.5 56.7 40.5 42.1
Family income (per year)
< $20,000 22.1 18.7 24.1 34.5 20.6
$20,000 –$45,000 30.3 28.6 24.1 36.5 41.2
$45,000 - $75,000 19.6 20.9 24.1 14.6 20.6
> $75,000 27.9 31.8 27.6 14.4 17.7
Risk factors (%)
BMI categories
Underweight 2.0 1.8 0 2.8 5.3
Normal weight 30.5 30.0 30.0 31.5 47.4
Overweight 33.3 33.6 23.3 33.1 26.3
Obese 34.1 34.6 46.7 32.6 21.1
Heavy drinking 8.9 5.9 3.4 20.1 18.6
Any Recreational Physical activity 51.9 54.1 50.0 43.0 60.5

Heavy drinking defined as use of ≥14 alcoholic drinks/week for men, and ≥7 drinks/week for women in a typical week.

- Recreational physical activity defined as performance of moderate or vigorous physical activity for at least 10 minutes continuously in a typical week.