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. 2022 Mar 11;19(6):3329. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063329

Table 3.

Online e-cigarette information exposure and e-cigarette use risk among adolescents.

Ever E-Cigarette Use c Current E-Cigarette Use c E-Cigarette Use Intention d
Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2
aOR(95%CI) a p aOR(95%CI) b p aOR(95%CI) a p aOR(95%CI) b p aOR(95%CI) a p aOR(95%CI) b p
Social media exposure
No Ref = 1 Ref = 1 Ref = 1 Ref = 1 Ref = 1 Ref = 1
Yes 1.48 (1.14–1.94) 0.001 1.14 (0.81–1.61) 0.443 1.62 (1.08–2.44) 0.019 1.40 (0.88–2.24) 0.156 1.64 (1.39–1.93) <0.001 1.55 (1.31–1.84) <0.001
Websites exposure
No Ref = 1 Ref = 1 Ref = 1 Ref = 1 Ref = 1 Ref = 1
Yes 1.48 (1.13–1.94) 0.004 1.24 (0.88–1.75) 0.223 1.50 (0.99–2.27) 0.054 1.26 (0.77–2.04) 0.354 1.46 (1.24–1.72) <0.001 1.39 (1.17–1.65) <0.001
Total internet exposure
No Ref = 1 Ref = 1 Ref = 1 Ref = 1 Ref = 1 Ref = 1
Yes 1.37 (1.06–1.78) 0.017 1.05 (0.75–1.47) 0.769 1.43 (0.96–2.14) 0.076 1.19 (0.75–1.89) 0.467 1.64 (1.40–1.92) <0.001 1.55 (1.32–1.83) <0.001

a Model adjusted for gender, school type, boarding, residence, school performance, monthly allowance, friends’ e-cigarette use, and parents’ e-cigarette use. b Model adjusted for gender, school type, boarding, residence, school performance, monthly allowance, friends’ e-cigarette use, parents’ e-cigarette use, and traditional smoking status. c among all participants (N = 708,765). d among non-e-cigarette users (N = 697,680).