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. 2021 Jan 6;112(3):440–448. doi: 10.17269/s41997-020-00453-9

Table 2.

Vaping advertisements in the areas surrounding London, Ontario, secondary schools before and after the January 1, 2020 ban on vaping advertisements at convenience stores and gas stations, n = 18

Mean (SD) pre-ban advertisements Mean (SD) post-ban advertisements Average change p
Count—unweighted
  400 m 2.9 (3.8) 0.5 (1.2) − 2.4 < 0.05
  800 m 18.1 (20.7) 3.6 (6.1) − 14.5 < 0.001
Count—weighted by the number of retailers with ads/total number of retailers
  400 m 1.9 (2.9) 0.1 (0.4) − 1.8 < 0.05
  800 m 12.2 (14.5) 0.8 (1.7) − 11.4 < 0.01
Density—advertisements per km2
  400 m 3.3 (4.3) 0.6 (1.6) − 2.7 < 0.05
  800 m 6.8 (8.5) 1.4 (2.4) − 5.5 < 0.01

SD, standard deviation