Table 4.

Menthol and Cigarette Smoking Quantity among Adolescent Cigarette Smokers (NYTS, 2017–2020; n = 2699).

	Quantity of Cigarette Smoking (in Cigarettes per Day)a
	Relative to 1 to Less Cigarettes Per Day
	Adjusted Relative Risk Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) 2 to 10 Cigarettes Per Day	Adjusted Relative Risk Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) 11 or More Cigarettes Per Day
Cigarette Type
Non-Menthol	1.00 (Referent)	1.00 (Referent)
Menthol	1.41** (1.14–1.74)	2.49*** (1.74–3.57)
Sex
Males	1.00 (Referent)	1.00 (Referent)
Female	1.03 (0.84–1.25)	0.60** (0.42–0.87)
Grade
Middle School	1.00 (Referent)	1.00 (Referent)
High School	1.34 (0.99–1.78)	1.00 (0.63–1.58)
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	1.00 (Referent)	1.00 (Referent)
Hispanic/Latino	0.59*** (0.47–0.75)	1.22 (0.80–1.85)
Non-Hispanic, Black	0.51** (0.31–0.83)	1.89* (1.05–3.41)
Otherb	0.84 (0.58–1.23)	1.06 (0.56–1.99)
Other Tobacco Use
Yesc	2.41*** (1.78–3.28)	2.86** (1.43–5.70)
Year
2017	1.00 (Referent)	1.00 (Referent)
2018	1.03 (0.75–1.41)	0.97 (0.65–1.44)
2019	0.90 (0.64–1.26)	0.75 (0.46–1.20)
2020	0.58** (0.40–0.85)	0.40** (0.23–0.71)

^dParticipants that reported “During the past 30 days, have you had a strong craving or felt like you really needed to use a tobacco product of any kind”.

^eParticipants that reported smoking their first cigarette of the day within 30 min or less of waking up.

^aReferent Group was 1 or Less Cigarettes Per Day.

^b“Other” is where a response was “Asian, non-Hispanic”, “American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic;” or “native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders, non-Hispanic”.

^cPast 30-day use of electronic cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, little cigars, pipe tobacco, bidis, snus, dissolvable, and hookah.