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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Tob Control. 2019 May 11;29(3):258–262. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054900

Table 1.

Cotinine levels by e-cigarette use characteristics

Salivary cotinine (ng/ml)

n(%) M (SD) Median Range

Full sample 173 (100.0%)
Current nicotine use
 All e-cigarettes contain nicotine 72 (41.6%) 61.9 (87.3) 17.4 0 – 369.3
 Some contain nicotine 67 (38.7%) 31.3 (111.7) 0.0 0 – 864.6
 None contain nicotine 13 (7.5%) 2.3 (7.7) 0.0 0 – 27.9
 Unknown nicotine content 21 (12.1%) 2.5 (9.6) 0.0 0 – 44.1
Type of e-cigarette used
 Customizable / Mod 56 (32.4%) 59.5 (133.5) 6.5 0 – 864.6
 Juul 38 (22.0%) 54.3 (90.1) 6.1 0 – 302.8
 Vape pen 59 (34.1%) 18.2 (38.9) 0.0 0 – 161.5
 Other or unknown 20 (11.6%) 8.5 (23.2) 0.0 0 – 98.8
Daily/Non-Daily e-cigarette use
 Daily 25 (14.5%) 114.6 (103.1) 88.8 0 – 369.3
 Non-Daily 148 (85.5%) 25.5 (83.7) .55 0 – 864.6

E-Cigarette only users 144 (83.2%)
Current nicotine use
 All e-cigarettes contain nicotine 51 (35.4%) 47.4 (82.3) 9.1 0 – 369.3
 Some contain nicotine 60 (41.7%) 24.9 (114.1) 0.0 0 – 864.6
 None contain nicotine 12 (8.3%) 0.1 (0.5) 0.0 0 – 1.7
 Unknown nicotine content 21 (14.6%) 2.5 (9.6) 0.0 0 – 44.1
Type of e-cigarette used
 Customizable / Mod 48 (33.3%) 51.5 (137.3) 3.7 0 – 864.6
 Juul 31 (21.5%) 36.1 (75.1) 1.5 0 – 283.0
 Vape pen 49 (34.0%) 7.6 (26.7) 0.0 0 – 161.5
 Other or unknown 16 (11.1%) 0.3 (0.9) 0.0 0 – 3.3
Daily/Non-Daily e-cigarette use
 Daily 15 (10.4%) 93.0 (100.4) 57.8 0 – 369.3
 Non-Daily 129 (89.6%) 19.9 (85.6) 0.0 0 –864.6