Table 2.
Type of tobacco products used by the smokers n = 314.
| The Type of Tobacco Products Smoked the Most (n = 314) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Tobacco Products | Total | Women | Men | ||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | p | |
| Regular cigarettes | 195 | 62.1 | 97 | 62.6 | 98 | 61.6 | 0.9 |
| Menthol cigarettes | 40 | 12.7 | 17 | 11.0 | 23 | 14.5 | 0.4 |
| Slim cigarettes | 77 | 24.5 | 47 | 30.3 | 30 | 18.9 | 0.02 |
| Hand-rolled cigarettes | 79 | 25.2 | 24 | 15.5 | 55 | 34.6 | <0.001 |
| Cigars | 14 | 4.5 | 2 | 1.3 | 12 | 7.5 | 0.007 |
| Cigarillos | 17 | 5.4 | 4 | 2.6 | 13 | 8.2 | 0.03 |
| Pipe | 16 | 5.1 | 4 | 2.6 | 12 | 7.5 | 0.04 |
| Shisha | 7 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.3 | 5 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| Number of cigarettes smoked daily | |||||||
| n |
mean (±SD)
(range) |
n |
mean (±SD)
(range) |
n |
mean (±SD)
(range) |
p | |
| Regular cigarettes | 195 | 11.9 ± 11.5 (0–100) |
97 | 10.9 ± 7.3 (0–40) |
98 | 12.9 ± 14.5 (0–100) |
0.2 |
| Menthol cigarettes | 40 | 7.0 ± 6.5 (0–25) |
17 | 8.4 ± 7.1 (1–25) |
23 | 6.1 ± 6.0 (0–20) |
0.2 |
| Slim cigarettes | 77 | 8.1 ± 6.4 (0–25) |
47 | 8.2 ± 6.1 (0–20) |
30 | 7.9 ± 7.0 (1–25) |
0.7 |
| Hand-rolled cigarettes | 79 | 13.3 ± 9.1 (1-40) |
24 | 12.6 ± 10.5 (1–40) |
55 | 13.6 ± 8.6 (1–38) |
0.4 |
SD—standard deviation. Statistically significant values are marked bold.