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. 2022 Oct 13;29(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s43045-022-00252-7

Table 3.

Impulsivity in adolescents using different forms of tobacco according to Barratt impulsivity scale 11

Total impulsivity Mild Moderate Severe
Cigarette smoking Cigarette smoker (n = 22) 51.62 ± 10.92 19 (86.36%) 2 (9.09%) 1 (4.55%)
Non-cigarette smoker (n = 28) 53.04 ± 14.28 21 (75%) 6 (21.43%) 1 (3.57%)
Test of significance

t = 0.379

P = 0.707

(NS)

Fisher’s exact test

P = 0.628

(NS)

Electronic cigarette smoking E-cig smoker (n = 38) 51.58 ± 11.54 32 (84.21%)a 6 (15.79%) a 0 (0%) b
Non-E-cig smoker (n = 12) 55.36 ± 16.94 8 (66.67%) a 2 (16.67%) a 2 (16.67%) a
Test of significance

t = 0.858

p = 0.395

(NS)

Fisher’s exact test

p = 0.049

(S)

Water pipe smoking Water pipe smokers (n = 34) 53.85 ± 13.86 25 (73.53%) 7 (20.59%) 2 (5.88%)
Non-water pipe smokers (n = 16) 49.5 ± 10.2 15 (93.75%) 1 (6.25%) 0 (0%)
Test of significance

t = −1.114

p = 0.271

(NS)

Fisher’s exact test

P = 0.247

(NS)

t, Student t-test of significance; Sig., significant; S, significant; NS, non-significant; E-cig, electronic cigarette

Each subscript letter denotes a subset of group categories whose column proportions do not differ significantly from each other at the .05 level