Table 3.
Association between long-term e-cigarette usage and profiles of e-cigarette users, Malaysia 2018 (N=694)
| Characteristics | Long-term e-cigarette usage | pa | OR | 95% CI | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%) | No n (%) | |||||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| >30 | 383 (67.1) | 55 (44.7) | <0.001* | 2.5 | 1.7–3.3 | <0.001* |
| ≤30 | 188 (32.9) | 68 (55.3) | ||||
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Malays | 502 (87.9) | 106 (86.2) | 0.596 | 1.2 | 0.7–2.1 | 0.596 |
| Non-Malays | 69 (12.1) | 17 (13.8) | ||||
| Education level | ||||||
| Tertiary education | 412 (72.2) | 81 (65.9) | 0.162 | 1.4 | 0.9–2.0 | 0.163 |
| Secondary education or less | 159 (27.8) | 42 (34.1) | ||||
| Employment status | ||||||
| Employed | 537 (94.0) | 109 (88.6) | 0.031* | 2.0 | 1.1–3.9 | 0.034* |
| Unemployed | 34 (6.8) | 14 (11.4) | ||||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 402 (70.4) | 71 (57.7) | 0.006* | 1.7 | 1.1–2.5 | 0.007* |
| Single | 169 (29.6) | 52 (42.3) | ||||
| Monthly household income (MYR) | ||||||
| >4000 | 257 (45.0) | 44 (35.8) | 0.061 | 1.4 | 0.9–2.0 | 0.062 |
| ≤4000 | 314 (55.0) | 79 (64.2) | ||||
| Current smoker | ||||||
| Yes | 49 (8.6) | 21 (17.1) | 0.005* | 0.5 | 0.3–0.8 | 0.005* |
| No | 522 (91.4) | 102 (82.9) | ||||
| Former smoker | ||||||
| Yes | 494 (86.5) | 90 (73.2) | <0.001* | 2.4 | 1.5–3.7 | <0.001* |
| No | 77 (13.5) | 33 (26.8) | ||||
Predicted outcome category is long-term e-cigarette usage ≥2 years. OR: odds ratio.
*
Significant at p<0.05.
a
P-value based on chi-squared test. MYR: 1000 Malaysian Ringgit about 240 US$.