Sensory experiences and cues among E-cigarette users

Table 7 Association of demographics and smoking history and total SCAS scores

	Total SCAS score mean ± SD	Overall p value and *Post Hoc
Gender
Male	− 12.82 ± 4.89	p = 0.506
Female	− 13.43 ± 6.31
Baseline age
18–34	− 14.55 ± 5.45	*p = 0.01
35–44	− 14.00 ± 4.61	**p = 0.012
45+	− 11.54 ± 6.11
Residence type
Rural	2.00 (2.00; 2.00)	p = 0.470
Suburban	2.00 (2.00; 2.00)
Urban	2.00 (2.00; 2.00)
Age began smoking
< 13 years	− 14.00 (− 17.00; − 10.00)	0.384
14–15 years	− 14.00 (− 19.00; − 9.00)
16–17 years	− 12.00 (− 15.00; − 9.00)
18+ years	− 13.00 (− 18.00; − 7.00)
Years smoked
≤ 15 years	− 14.33 ± 5.24	0.070
16−25 years	− 14.05 ± 5.54
26–35 years	− 13.32 ± 5.78
36+ years	− 10.83 ± 5.06
Daily number of cigarettes smoked
20 or <	− 13.34 ± 5.35	0.859
21 or >	− 13.18 ± 5.68
Quit attempts
< 5 times	− 13.01 ± 5.23	0.764
6–10 times	− 13.79 ± 5.78
11+ times	− 12.96 ± 5.73

*ANOVA: p < 0.05.
**Post hoc tests indicated that those 18–34 years had a lower mean SCAS total score (− 14.55 ± 5.45) indicating more perceived pleasantness compared to 45+ years olds (− 11.54 ± 6.11), p = 0.012.

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