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. 2021 May 18;23:101406. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101406

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics by e-cigarette use (Texas School Physical Activity and Nutrition, 2015–2016 Texas SPAN): unweighted sample size and weighted percentages,a n = 9056.

Full Sample
n (weighted %)
Uses e-cigarettes
n (weighted %)
Does not use e-cigarettes
n (weighted %)
Percent of sample 100 9.4 90.6



Gender
 Male 4555 (51.1) 476 (62.4) 3733 (49.8)
 Female 4501 (48.9) 315 (37.6) 3913 (50.2)



Grade
 8th grade 5421 (52.7) 395 (34.5) 4558 (53.7)
 11th grade 3635 (47.3) 396 (65.5) 3088 (46.4)



Age by Grade (years) (mean (SD))
 Age, 8th grade 13.6 (0.6) 13.8 (0) 13.6 (0.6)
 Age, 11th grade 16.5 (0.6) 16.7 (0.7) 16.5 (0.6)



Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White/Other 1810 (36.6) 147 (40.4) 1557 (36.5)
 Hispanic/Latino 6630 (50.9) 593 (46.1) 5590 (51.9)
 Non-Hispanic Black 616 (12.5) 51 (13.6) 499 (11.6)



Economic Status (mean (SD))
 Lowest tertile 92.5 (4.7) 92.7 (5.6) 92.5 (4.6)
 Middle tertile 73.4 (6.9) 73.0 (6.9) 73.3 (6.9)
 Highest tertile 31.2 (10.3) 26.7 (10.4) 31.8 (10.2)



Body Mass Index Class
 Normal Weight/Underweight 5002 (59.8) 430 (62.2) 4252 (60.2)
 Overweight 1695 (17.9) 127 (13.3) 1464 (18.0)
 Obese 2226 (22.3) 216 (24.5) 1855 (21.7)



Weight Intentions
 Not intending to change weight 744 (9.8) 78 (12.4) 639 (9.7)
Intending to lose weight 4628 (49.4) 414 (45.5) 4051 (49.8)
 Intending to stay the same weight 1702 (20.2) 130 (15.5) 1511 (21.0)
 Intending to gain weight 1617 (20.6) 161 (26.6) 1390 (19.5)



Sports Participation
 No sports team participation 2625 (34.1) 218 (35.3) 2307 (34.4)
 Participates on sports teams 6192 (65.9) 569 (64.7) 5285 (65.6)
SPAN Healthy Eating Index 43.6 (7.0) 42.6 (7.0) 43.7 (6.9)

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation.

a

Data drawn from the 2015–2016 Texas School Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey.