Table 5.

Predictors of long-term e-cigarette usage among e-cigarette users, Malaysia 2018 (N=694)

Predictors	B	SE	Wald	Exp (B)*	95% CI	p
Age (years)
>30	Ref.	Ref.	Ref.	Ref.	Ref.	Ref.
≤30	0.9	0.2	19.3	2.4	1.6–3.6	<0.001
I get definite nicotine hit from the e-cigarette
Yes	0.4	0.2	3.2	1.5	0.9–2.3	0.076
No	Ref.	Ref.	Ref.	Ref.	Ref.	Ref.
The e-cigarette has helped me to stop smoking
Yes	0.9	0.3	14.5	2.5	1.6–4.4	<0.001
No	Ref.	Ref.	Ref.	Ref.	Ref.	Ref.

Variables entered: All significant variables in bivariate analysis (Regression analysis conducted based on Backward Wald technique).

^*Exp (B) gives the adjusted odds ratio (AOR). ant at p<0.05.