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. 2021 Oct 5;11(10):e049604. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049604

Table 2.

Multilevel regression models examining the associations between type of e-cigarette device used and study variables

Dependent variables E-cigarette device type
Disposable pod use Refillable pod use Other device type use*
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Daily-e-cigarette use ref 3.79 (1.57 to 9.11) 0.003† 5.80 (2.38 to 14.13) <0.001†
Lifetime cigarette use ref 1.86 (0.63 to 5.56) 0.26 0.76 (0.26 to 2.25) 0.61
Preferred nicotine level (mg/mL) ref
First nicotine containing product
 E-cigarette ref 0.27 (0.09 to 0.81) 0.02† 0.37 (0.12 to 1.12) 0.08
Flavour preference
 Mint ref 0.17 (0.06 to 0.46) <0.001† 0.16 (0.06 to 0.43) <0.001†
 Menthol ref 0.34 (0.11 to 0.99) 0.05 0.36 (0.12 to 1.04) 0.06
Dependent variables β (95% CI) β (95% CI) P value β (95% CI) P value
Preferred nicotine level (mg/mL) ref −14.90 (−20.34 to −9.46) <0.001† −35.87 (−41.25 to −30.48) <0.001†

All models were adjusted for age, gender and ethnicity.

*Other devices include box mods and vape pens.

†Statistically significant after Benjamini-Hochberg corrections for multiple testing to control false-discovery rate at 0.05 (based on two-tailed corrected p value).