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

Table 3.

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

Male (n = 2.177) 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
11 to 12 6.8% 1.00 3.5% 1.00 1.8% 1.00
13 to 15 5.6% 0.80 (0.53–1.19) 3.9% 1.03 (0.69–1.54) 1.8% 0.89 (0.48–1.67)
Job
No 6.2% 1.00 3.5% 1.00 1.7% 1.00
Yes 7.2% 1.05 (0.60–1.84) 4.3% 1.08 (0.61–1.91) 2.3% 1.22 (0.48–3.07)
Parental education
Primary 7.1% 1.00 4.5% 1.00 2.3% 1.00
Middle School 7.7% 1.21 (0.72–2.06) 4.0% 1.07 (0.62–1.86) 1.6% 0.83 (0.35–1.98)
High School or more 5.5% 0.88 (0.52–1.49) 3.0% 0.83 (0.43–1.60) 2.1% 1.10 (0.37–3.28)
Unknown 3.9% 0.61 (0.24–1.57) 2.9% 0.82 (0.33–2.05) 0.5% 0.22 (0.02–2.18)
Use alcohol
Never 5.5% 1.00 2.5% 1.00 1.1% 1.00
Tried 6.9% 1.09 (0.71–1.69) 4.5% 1.59 (0.85–2.98) 2.3% 1.67 (0.70–3.98)
Current drinking 9.6% 1.48 (0.91–2.39) 7.5% 2.56 * (1.50–4.38) 4.6% 3.52 ** (1.66–7.48)
Ever use of drug
No 6.3% 1.00 3.4% 1.00 1.7% 1.00
Yes 9.8% 1.24 (0.57–2.70) 8.5% 1.77 (0.70–4.49) 4.9% 2.44 (0.90–6.61)
Sensation seeking, mean (sd) 1.07 (0.90–1.28) 0.99 (0.80–1.23) 1.01 (0.69–1.48)
Technophilia, mean (sd) 1.15 (0.93–1.42) 1.02 (0.81–1.28) 0.85 (0.55–1.32)
Digital social media use
No use 5.9% 1.00 3.9% 1.00 1.4% 1.00
Ocassional use 6.6% 1.08 (0.62–1.86) 2.5% 0.64 (0.29–1.39) 0.7% 0.54 (0.15–1.97)
Frecuent use 6.5% 1.05 (0.70–1.57) 4.1% 1.12 (0.63–1.97) 2.5% 2.49 (0.92–6.73)
Parental rules about internet use
Yes 6.0% 1.00 3.5% 1.00 1.3% 1.00
No 7.3% 1.18 (0.80–1.75) 3.9% 1.02 (0.59–1.76) 2.8% 1.95 (0.97–3.91)
Positive smoking expectancies, mean (sd) 1.10 (0.87–1.40) 1.02 (0.77–1.34) 1.01 (0.63–1.61)
Friends smoking
None 5.6% 1.00 3.0% 1.00 1.7% 1.00
One or more 8.9% 1.44 * (1.02–2.01) 5.9% 1.66 (0.99–2.77) 2.2% 0.96 (0.42–2.19)
Parental smoking
Neither 5.5% 1.00 2.8% 1.00 1.0%
Either parent 8.1% 1.42 (0.95–2.12) 5.1% 1.64 * (1.07–2.49) 3.3% 3.20 * (1.40–7.34)
Maternal support, mean (sd) 1.01 (0.82–1.24) 0.98 (0.75–1.27) 1.11 (0.67–1.83)

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.