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. 2019 Dec 27;17(1):196. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17010196

Table 2.

Risk factors for exclusive e-cigarette use, exclusive smoking, and dual use among females, 2015–2016.

Female (n = 2399) Current e-Cigarette Users Current Smokers Current Dual User
(i.e., Smoke and Use e-Cigarettes)
ARR (95% CI) ARR (95% CI) ARR (95% CI)
Age years
11 to 12 5.0% 1.00 3.5% 1.00 2.3% 1.00
13 to 15 6.6% 1.31 (0.94–1.83) 3.6% 0.92 (0.54–1.57) 2.5% 0.98 (0.54–1.78)
Job
No 5.0% 1.00 3.5% 1.00 2.0%
Yes 9.2% 1.99 * (1.18–3.37) 3.5% 0.99 (0.52–1.89) 5.3% 2.50 *** (1.62–3.86)
Parental education
Primary 5.4% 1.00 3.9% 1.00 3.1% 1.00
Middle School 5.7% 1.19 (0.75–1.90) 3.9% 1.14 (0.60–2.16) 2.2% 1.07 (0.55–2.07)
High School or more 5.4% 1.12 (0.68–1.83) 3.3% 0.96 (0.52–1.76) 2.4% 1.13 (0.52–2.46)
Unknown 5.3% 1.04 (0.49–2.20) 1.7% 0.55 (0.17–1.73) 1.7% 0.82 (0.17–3.87)
Use alcohol
Never 4.6% 1.00 2.1% 1.00 1.5% 1.00
Tried 6.0% 1.11 (0.70–1.76) 6.1% 2.31 ** (0.31–4.08) 2.8% 1.34 (0.64–2.78)
Current drinking 9.9% 1.85 * (1.09–3.15) 6.2% 2.31 ** (1.24–4.31) 7.0% 2.77 * (1.17–6.57)
Ever use of drug
No 5.5% 1.00 3.4% 1.00 2.2% 1.00
Yes 6.6% 0.82 (0.27–2.43) 6.6% 1.23 (0.39–3.87) 9.8% 2.15 (0.83–5.59)
Sensation seeking, mean (sd) 1.03 (0.85–1.25) 1.27 (0.97–1.67) 1.35 (0.94–1.93)
Technophilia index, mean (sd) 1.27 * (1.05–1.55) 0.96 (0.74–1.24) 1.04 (0.79–1.38)
Digital social media use
No use 4.8% 1.00 3.1% 1.00 2.8% 1.00
Ocassional use 4.6% 0.93 (0.49–1.76) 3.1% 1.03 (0.49–2.18) 1.7% 0.65 (0.32–1.30)
Frecuent use 6.0% 1.08 (0.58–1.99) 3.7% 1.12 (0.56–2.23) 2.5% 0.95 (0.41–2.17)
Parental rules about internet use
Yes 5.2% 1.00 3.1% 1.00 1.9% 1.00
No 6.5% 1.18 (0.79–1.76) 4.8% 1.29 (0.80–2.08) 3.9% 1.54 (0.85–2.78)
Positive smoking expectancies, mean (sd) 1.39 * (1.10–1.74) 1.23 (0.92–1.64) 1.31 (0.93–1.85)
Friends smoking
None 4.9% 1.00 3.1% 1.00 1.9% 1.00
One or more 7.4% 1.21 (0.84–1.73) 4.8% 1.11 (0.67–1.86) 3.9% 1.39 (0.72–2.67)
Parental smoking
Neither 5.4% 2.7% 2.2%
Either parent 5.6% 0.94 (0.67–1.31) 4.8% 1.55 (0.98–2.44) 2.8% 1.08 (0.59–1.98)
Maternal monitoring/control, mean (sd) 1.03 (0.82–1.28) 0.81 (0.65–1.02) 0.84 (0.65–1.09)

p value < 0.05 *, < 0.005 **, < 0.001 ***. Estimation involved multinomial models where the reference group was non-current use of e-cigarettes or cigarettes.