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. 2021 May 13;18:E49. doi: 10.5888/pcd18.200550

Table 2. Results of Adjusted and Unadjusted Multinomial Logistic Regression Models for Four Social Media Platforms Among Adolescents in Florida, 2019a .

Platform Use Unadjusted RRR (95% CI)b
Adjusted RRR (95% CI)c
Experimental Vapingd (n = 1,434) Current Vapinge (n = 1,673) Experimental Vapingd (n = 1,434) Current Vapinge (n = 1,673)
Facebook
Neverf 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Nondailyg 1.61 (1.37–1.90) 2.19 (1.88–2.55) 1.03 (0.86–1.23) 1.20 (1.00–1.43)
Dailyh 1.83 (1.51–2.22) 2.27 (1.90–2.71) 1.04 (0.84–1.29) 0.93 (0.73–1.18)
Instagram
Never 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Nondaily 2.01 (1.49–2.72) 2.21 (1.69–2.90) 1.24 (0.89–1.72) 0.93 (0.66–1.30)
Daily 3.48 (2.79–4.34) 4.70 (3.76–5.87) 1.76 (1.38–2.25) 1.51 (1.16–1.95)
Twitter
Never 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Nondaily 1.74 (1.46–2.08) 1.98 (1.70–2.31) 1.20 (0.97–1.48) 1.29 (1.07–1.56)
Daily 1.98 (1.62–2.43) 2.35 (2.00–2.75) 1.22 (0.98–1.51) 1.22 (0.99–1.50)
Snapchat
Never 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Nondaily 2.23 (1.73–2.86) 2.68 (2.00–3.60) 1.57 (1.17–2.10) 1.87 (1.31–2.66)
Daily 3.78 (3.05–4.68) 8.13 (6.36–10.38) 2.38 (1.85–3.08) 5.09 (3.78–6.86)
Adolescent Characteristics
Grades
Middle school (grades 6–8) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
High school (grades 9–12) 2.43 (2.10–2.81) 3.28 (2.68–4.02) 2.00 (1.69–2.37) 2.45 (2.02–2.96)
Sex
Female 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Male 0.98 (0.87–1.10) 0.90 (0.80–1.02) 1.31 (1.14–1.50) 1.11 (0.94–1.31)
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Non-Hispanic Black 0.77 (0.61–0.97) 0.38 (0.30–0.48) 0.75 (0.59–0.95) 0.40 (0.30–0.54)
Hispanic 0.93 (0.78–1.12) 0.74 (0.62–0.89) 0.89 (0.74–1.08) 0.75 (0.62–0.91)
Non-Hispanic others 0.84 (0.65–1.08) 0.60 (0.47–0.76) 0.76 (0.56–1.02) 0.68 (0.50–0.91)
Current cigarette smoking
No 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Yes 4.09 (2.26–7.40) 21.20 (13.94–32.25) 2.83 (1.13–7.11) 8.96 (3.87–20.75)
Current other tobacco use (eg, cigars, hookah, smokeless tobacco)
No 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Yes 5.92 (4.16–8.43) 32.38 (23.73–44.19) 4.49 (2.89–6.97) 24.40 (16.04–37.11)
Familial tobacco usei
No 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Yes 2.02 (1.75–2.32) 3.24 (2.86–3.68) 1.84 (1.58–2.14) 2.47 (2.11–2.88)
Internalizing tendency (eg, depressive symptom)j
No 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Yes 2.05 (1.79–2.35) 2.52 (2.23–2.86) 1.78 (1.53–2.06) 1.91 (1.62–2.25)

Abbreviation: RRR, relative risk ratio.

a

Data source: Florida Youth Tobacco Survey.

b

Unadjusted multinomial logistic regression models examined the bivariate relationship between predictors and outcome.

c

Adjusted multinomial logistic regression model included all variables in 1 model.

d

Vaped, but not vaped in the past 30 days.

e

Vaped in the past 30 days.

f

Never used e-cigarette reference group is n = 7,368.

g

Nondaily includes every few months, every few weeks, 1–2 days/week, and 3–5 days/week.

h

Daily includes once per day or several times per day.

i

Assessed using the question, Does anyone who lives in your home use any of the following products? (Do not count yourself), and response options were cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip, hookahs, and electronic vaping products.

j

Assessed using the question, During the past 12 months, did you ever feel so sad or hopeless that for ≥2 consecutive weeks you stopped usual activities?