Table 4.

Pearson correlation coefficients (R) between frequency of eating, drinking, or using a product with a particular flavor in daily life and sensory assessment of e-liquid flavors with the same flavor label

Correlations (R)		Total sample	Adolescent nonsmokers	Young adult nonsmokers	Adult smokers
How often do you eat/drink/use a product with flavor X?	Liking of e-liquid flavor X	0.15	0.30*	0.27*	–0.03
	Familiarity of e-liquid flavor X	0.06	0.24*	0.22*	–0.11
	Sweetness of e-liquid flavor X	0.05	0.26*	0.16	–0.13
	Bitterness of e-liquid flavor X	–0.06	–0.23*	–0.18	0.08
	Intensity of e-liquid flavor X	–0.02	0.01	0.04	–0.09
	Irritation of e-liquid flavor X	–0.03	–0.08	–0.02	–0.04
How much do you like a product with flavor X?	Liking of e-liquid flavor X	0.32*	0.38*	0.40*	0.18
	Familiarity of e-liquid flavor X	0.22*	0.33*	0.33*	0.05
	Sweetness of e-liquid flavor X	0.24*	0.38*	0.31*	0.08
	Bitterness of e-liquid flavor X	–0.25*	–0.33*	–0.34*	–0.12
	Intensity of e-liquid flavor X	–0.06	–0.03	–0.05	–0.10
	Irritation of e-liquid flavor X	–0.14	–0.15	–0.16	–0.15

*Significant correlations with P ≤ 0.05 after correcting for multiple testing.