TABLE 4—

Associated Factors With Past-30-Day E-Cigarette Use (on ≥ 1 Day) Among Youths Aged 12–16 Years in 68 Countries and Territories: 2012–2019

Variable	Prevalence, %	B	AOR (95% CI)a
Sex
Female	6.6		1 (Ref)
Male	11.7	0.546	1.73 (1.65, 1.80)
Age group, y
12–14	8.0		1 (Ref)
15–16	11.2	0.070	1.07 (1.03, 1.12)
Parental smoking status
Neither	7.2		1 (Ref)
Father only	10.3	0.122	1.13 (1.07, 1.19)
Mother only	15.7	0.334	1.40 (1.29, 1.52)
Both	20.4	0.567	1.76 (1.66, 1.87)
Cigarette smoking
No	5.7		1 (Ref)
Yes	33.5	1.971	7.18 (6.84, 7.54)
Other tobacco product use
No	7.5		1 (Ref)
Yes	23.2	1.355	3.88 (3.62, 4.15)
World Bank income level
Low	14.3	0.737	2.09 (1.88, 2.33)
Middle	8.1		1 (Ref)
Upper-middle	8.1	−0.088	0.92 (0.78, 1.06)
High	11.0	0.562	1.75 (1.39, 2.12)
Survey year
2012–2015	6.9		1 (Ref)
2016–2019	10.3	0.365	1.44 (1.37, 1.52)
Secondhand smoke exposure
No	4.9		1 (Ref)
Yes	11.8	0.551	1.74 (1.64, 1.84)

Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. All variables listed in the table were introduced into logistic regression models.

^aOdds ratios after adjustment for all potential covariates listed in the table.