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. 2021 May 13;23(11):1889–1894. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab094

Table 2.

Participant Median Ratings (IQR) of IQOS and Juul (N = 22)

Product characteristic IQOS Juul Wilcoxon test, effect size
Did it relieve your urge to smoke (1 = not at all, 10 = extremely well), median (IQR) 6.5
(6.0–9.0)
9.0
(8.0–10.0)
z = −3.23
r = 0.69
p = .001
How quickly did any effect happen? (1 = very slowly, 10 = extremely fast), median (IQR) 7.0
(4.8–8.0)
8.0
(7.0–9.3)
z = −2.75
r = 0.59
p = .006
How much nicotine do you think it delivered? (1 = too little, 5 = just right, 10 = too much), median (IQR) 5.0
(4.0–6.0)
5.5
(5.0–7.0)
z = −1.90
r = 0.40
p = .058
Did you like the taste? (1 = not at all, 10 =extremely), median (IQR) 5.5
(3.0–8.0)
7.0
(3.8–7.3)
z = −0.227
r = 0.05
p = .820
Was it pleasant to use? (1 = not at all, 10 = extremely), median (IQR) 6.5
(4.8–9.0)
7.0
(6.0–10.0)
z = −1.046
r = 0.22
p = .295
How likely would you be to recommend it to friends? (1 = not at all, 10 = extremely), median (IQR) 5.0
(2.0–7.0)
7.0
(6.0–9.3)
z = −2.453
r = 0.52
p =0.014

IQR = interquartile range.