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. 2019 Jul 28;22(5):734–739. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntz129

Table 1 .

Participant Characteristicsa

Completers Noncompleters PATH Wave 1
n = 59 n = 50 n = 132
Demographics
 Age 32 (10) 32 (10) 34
 % Men 81 78 56
 % >High school 75 76 62
 % Unemployed 14 24 24
 % White 77 69 81
E-cigarette use
 Duration (months) 26 (17) 19 (16)**
 % Started e-cigs after quit smoking 53 54
 % Stated unable to stop using e-cigs 7 8
 Current addiction to e-cigs (0–10) 6.6 (1.9) 7.0 (1.8)
 % Ever stopped e-cigs ≥3 days 36 24
 Among those who stopped,
  % with ≥4 of 7 DSM-5 withdrawal symptoms 5 8
Tobacco cigarette use
 Former daily smokers 92% 96% 95%
 Age started smoking tobacco regularly 18 (3) 18 (5)
 Cigs/day when smoked 15 (11) 14 (7) 19
 FTCD 4.0 (2.6) 4.2 (2.2)
 Among those who stopped
  % with ≥4 of 7 DSM-5 withdrawal symptoms 29 36
 Addiction to tobacco cigs when last smoked (0–10) 7.8 (2.1) 8.4 (2.0)

DSM-5 = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; FTCD = Fagerstrom Test for Cigarette Dependence; PATH = Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health.

aAll data are means (standard deviation in parentheses) unless indicated otherwise.

**p < .05.