Table 2.
Perceived Health Risk Scale Mean Scores
| Disease risk | Normal nicotine content Mean (SE) | Very low nicotine content Mean (SE) | Nicotine content p value | Menthol p value | Interaction p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menthol | Non-menthol | Menthol | Non-menthol | ||||
| Lung cancer | 5.7 (0.5) | 6.3 (0.6) | 5.0 (0.5) | 5.7 (0.6) | .02 | .41 | .96 |
| Other cancers | 5.9 (0.5) | 5.9 (0.6) | 5.2 (0.5) | 5.0 (0.6) | <.01 | .86 | .70 |
| Emphysema | 5.4 (0.5) | 6.2 (0.6) | 4.7 (0.5) | 5.6 (0.6) | .01 | .22 | .91 |
| Bronchitis | 5.7 (0.5) | 6.6 (0.6) | 5.3 (0.5) | 5.8 (0.6) | .02 | .35 | .33 |
| Heart disease | 5.5 (0.6) | 5.7 (0.6) | 5.2 (0.5) | 5.0 (0.5) | .05 | .99 | .39 |
| Stroke | 5.1 (0.6) | 5.4 (0.6) | 4.8 (0.5) | 4.3 (0.6) | .08 | .86 | .70 |
| Addiction | 5.9 (0.6) | 6.6 (0.6) | 6.1 (0.6) | 6.4 (0.7) | .93 | .53 | .60 |
Mean scores for PHRS by cigarette type and menthol preference or menthol smoking.