Table 1 Participant demographics and tobacco use before e-cigarette use initiation
n (%) or median (IQR) | |
|---|---|
Participants | 3000 (100) |
Residence | |
Eastern India | 375 (12.5) |
Western India | 1125 (37.5) |
Northern India | 375 (12.5) |
Southern India | 1125 (37.5) |
Age (years) | 29 (25–35) |
Gender | |
Male | 2443 (81.4) |
Female | 557 (18.6) |
Education | 19,269 |
Less than Senior School Certificate | 6 (0.2) |
Secondary/High School Certificate | 340 (11.3) |
Graduate/postgraduate | 1874 (62.5) |
Professional degree | 780 (26.0) |
First nicotine product ever tried | |
Combustible tobacco1 | 2143 (71.4) |
Chewing (oral) tobacco | 284 (9.5) |
Pharmaceutical nicotine product | 49 (1.6) |
E-cigarette | 524 (17.5) |
Smoking before e-cigarette use initiation | 2350 (78.3) |
Boxed or roll-your-own cigarettes | 2002 (66.7) |
Beedies | 33 (1.1) |
Both | 315 (10.5) |
Smoking duration (months) | 72 (50–108) |
Daily smoking consumption before e-cigarette use initiation | 8 (6–10) |
FTCD before e-cigarette use initiation | 4 (3–5) |
SLT use before e-cigarette use initiation | 396 (13.2) |
Duration of SLT use | 60(37–93) |
SLT consumption (times per day) | 5 (4–7) |
SLT users who also smoked tobacco | 390 (98.5) |