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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019 Oct 28;205:107691. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107691

Table 2.

Associations between reasons for liking JUUL and frequency of JUUL use in the past month.

Reasons for liking Adjusted Model
B (SE) β
Pharmacological effects It gives me a buzz. 4.08 (4.46) 0.17
It helps me concentrate. 2.44 (0.91) 0.08
It gives me energy. 1.23 (1.07) 0.04
It helps me control my appetite. 2.52 (1.40) 0.06
It helps me lose weight. 2.23 (1.83) 0.04
Positive product characteristics I like the flavors. 0.62 (0.73) 0.03
I like the size of the JUUL. 0.59 (1.17) 0.02
I like the nicotine level. 3.03 (1.03) 0.10
It is easy to change pods. 1.87 (1.04) 0.07
I like the shape of the JUUL. 0.14 (1.30) 0.00
Peer influence My friends use it. −2.75 (0.69) −0.12
Comparison to other e-cigs I believe that it’s less harmful than other e-cigarettes. 0.28 (0.85) 0.01
I like that it produces less vapor than other e-cigarettes. −0.56 (1.16) −0.02
Concealability It is easy to hide from my parents. −0.31 (1.18) −0.01
It is easy to hide from my teachers. 2.86 (1.30) 0.09
“Other” 4.11 (1.78) 0.06

Note:Bold font indicates statistically significant difference, p≤ 0.05. The model controlled for school, sex, age, race current use of other e-cigarette devices, and current other tobacco use other than e-cigarettes.