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Table 5 Logistic regression analysis of the association between first e-cigarette purchases that were tobacco-flavored and fruit/fruit beverage-flavored and Tobacco Use Pathway Group and time of first e-cigarette purchase

From: Changing patterns of first e-cigarette flavor used and current flavors used by 20,836 adult frequent e-cigarette users in the USA

Variable

B

OR

95% CI

p

Tobacco-flavored FEP

 TUP group

  Never smoker e-cigarette users (referent)

   Switchers

1.39

4.03

3.26–4.97

< 0.001

   Dual users

1.42

4.14

3.26–5.26

< 0.001

   Former smoker e-cigarette users

0.85

2.33

1.85–2.93

< 0.001

 Time of FEP

  > 5 years (referent)

   < 12 months

− 1.04

0.35

0.32–0.40

< 0.001

   1–3 years

− 0.80

0.45

0.41–0.49

< 0.001

   3–5 years

− 0.46

0.63

0.58–0.69

< 0.001

Fruit/fruit beverage-flavored FEP

 TUP group

  Never smoker e-cigarette users (referent)

   Switchers

− 0.85

0.43

0.38–0.49

< 0.001

   Dual users

− 0.90

0.41

0.34–0.48

< 0.001

   Former smoker e-cigarette users

− 0.55

0.58

0.50–0.67

< 0.001

 Time of FEP

  > 5 years (referent)

   < 12 months

0.89

2.43

2.16–2.72

< 0.001

   1–3 years

0.79

2.21

1.99–2.46

< 0.001

   3–5 years

0.57

1.76

1.59–1.96

< 0.001

  1. TUP Tobacco Use Pathway, FEP First E-cigarette purchase