Table 3 Demographic, and tobacco use-related factors associated with eFTND score by simple linear regression analyses
Variable | eFTND score | Unstandardized coefficient (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) Mean = 25 (Sd = 6) | 0.12 [0.09, 0.16] | < 0.001 | |
sex | Â | Â | |
Female | 2.9 (1.6) | 1 | Â |
Male | 4.6 (2.3) | 1.67 [1.19, 2.15] | < 0.001 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â |
Malay | 4.2 (2.2) | 1 | Â |
Chinese | 4.1 (2.3) | -0.09 [-0.75, 0.55] | 0.766 |
Indian | 3.6 (2.9) | -0.59 [-1.26, 0.07] | 0.083 |
Others | 3.8 (2.4) | -0.40 [-1.23, 0.43] | 0.344 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â |
Married/ in a relationship | 4.3 (2.4) | 1 | Â |
Single/ widowed/ divorced | 3.7 (2.1) | -0.64 [-1.15, − 0.133] | 0.014 |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â |
Student | 3.2 (1.9) | 1 | Â |
Employed | 4.8 (2.4) | 1.60 [1.09, 2.11] | < 0.001 |
Currently Unemployed | 3.6 (1.6) | 0.37 [-0.38, 1.12] | 0.335 |
Monthly family income | Â | Â | Â |
Less Than 6,000 Rm | 4.2 (2.4) | 1 | Â |
6,000 Rm – 9,999 Rm | 4.1 (2.2) | -0.17 [-0.84, 0.49] | 0.603 |
10,000 Rm and above | 3.5 (2.2) | -0.67 [-1.36, 0.01] | 0.055 |
Family members who smoke cigarettes | -0.02 [-0.20, 0.15] | 0.787 | |
Family members who use e-cigarettes | -0.26 [-0.51, -0.02] | 0.031 | |
Current smoking status | Â | Â | |
Use only e-cigarettes | 3.0 (1.6) | Â | Â |
Dual use | 5.3 (2.6) | 2.29 [1.74, 2.83] | < 0.001 |
Past smoke | 4.1 (2.1) | 1.08 [0.52, 1.64] | < 0.001 |
Nicotine presence | Â | Â | Â |
No | 2.6 (1.2) | 1 | Â |
Yes | 4.6 (2.3) | 2.04 (1.45, 2.63) | < 0.001 |
I do not know | 3.3 (2.0) | 0.79 (0.06, 1.51) | 0.034 |
Introduced to e-cigarettes | Â | Â | Â |
Friends/ Family/ Peers | 3.3 (1.9) | Â | Â |
Internet/ social media | 4.7 (2.5) | 1.35 [0.82, 1.88] | < 0.001 |
Health Professionals | 5.8 (2.0) | 2.41 [1.47, 3.35] | < 0.001 |
Source of online information | Â | Â | Â |
Online vape stores | 4.0 (2.2) | Â | Â |
YouTube and others | 4.5 (2.6) | 0.5 [-0.32, 1.33] | 0.233 |
Social media | 3.7 (2.1)) | -0.30 [-0.92, -0.32] | 0.348 |
Health-related websites | 3.6 (2.2) | -0.39 [-1.08, 0.28] | 0.255 |
Seen online advertisement | Â | Â | Â |
No | 3.7 (2.2) | 1 | Â |
Yes | 4.3 (2.3) | 0.05 [-0.03, 1.04] | 0.064 |
Number of side effects | Â | 0.13 [0.01, 0.25] | 0.029 |
Number of puffs per day | Â | Â | Â |
< 20 | 4.0 (2.7) | 1 |  |
20–50 | 3.2 (1.5) | 0.12 (-0.56, 0.79) | 0.729 |
> 100 | 4.9 (2.1) | 0.25 (-0.44, 0.94) | 0.481 |
Duration of use | Â | Â | Â |
< 6 Months | 2.7 (1.6) | 1 |  |
6 Months-1 Year | 3.2 (1.7) | 0.52 [-0.16, 1.21] | 0.134 |
1–2 Years | 3.9 (1.9) | 1.20 [0.48, 1.92] | 0.001 |
> 2 Years | 5.1 (2.4) | 2.40 [1.77, 3.04] | 0.001 |
Frequency of e-cigarette use | Â | Â | Â |
Daily | 5.1 (2,3) | 1 | Â |
Non-Daily | 3.2 (1.8) | -1.90 [-2.37, -1.43] | 0.001 |