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Table 1 Sample descriptive characteristics and factors associated with ever past regular combined non-combustible nicotine product use (NRT, e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products combined) and NRT products, e-cigarettes

From: Prevalence and characteristics of ever regular use of non-combustible nicotine for 1 year or more: a population survey in England

 

Whole sample (N = 8486)*

Non-combustible nicotine products combined (NNP: N = 436)

Nicotine replacement therapies (NRT: N = 282)

E-cigarettes (N = 189)

% (n)

%

OR (95% CI) p value

Adj OR (95% CI) p value

%

OR (95% CI) p value

Adj OR (95% CI) p value

%

OR (95% CI) p value

Adj OR (95% CI) p value

Age

          

16–24

11.2 (902)

9.3

1

1

4.6

1

1

15.3

1

1

25–34

15.4 (1240)

18.9

1.47 (1.01–2.17) 0.05

1.33 (0.87–2.04) 0.19

12.4

1.92 (1.01–3.65) 0.05

1.66 (0.83–3.38) 0.15

29.1

1.36 (0.86–2.15) 0.19

1.22 (0.79–2.03) 0.46

35–44

14.7 (1185)

17.5

1.44 (0.97–2.12) 0.68

1.47 (0.94–2.30) 0.09

18.4

3.07 (1.66–5.66) < 0.001

2.92 (1.49–5.71) 0.002

18.5

0.88 (0.54–1.45) 0.62

0.92 (0.53–1.61) 0.77

45–54

16.0 (1286)

17.5

1.31 (0.89–1.94) 0.17

1.37 (0.89–2.13) 0.15

20.6

3.16 (1.72–5.80) < 0.001

3.37 (1.70–6.28) < 0.001

13.2

0.60 (0.35–1.02) 0.59

0.62 (0.34–1.11) 0.11

55–64

14.3 (1149)

16.6

1.39 (0.94–2.06) 0.10

1.36 (0.88–2.13) 0.17

18.8

3.23 (1.75–5.95) < 0.001

3.05 (1.57–5.90) < 0.01

12.2

0.61 (0.35–1.05) 0.74

0.64 (0.34–1.14) 0.12

65+

22.8 (1838)

19.8

1.04 (0.71–1.52) 0.85

0.99 (0.64–1.56) 1.00

24.8

2.70 (1.49–4.91) 0.001

2.49 (1.29–4.83) 0.007

11.1

0.34 (0.19–0.60) < 0.001

0.37 (0.20–0.71) 0.002

Sex

 

Male

46.2 (3720)

49

1

1

45.7

1

1

58.2

1

1

Female

48.4 (3896)

51

0.92 (0.76–1.12) 0.40

1.12 (0.90–1.37) 0.32

54.3

1.15 (0.91–1.46) 0.25

1.44 (1.10–1.86) 0.01

41.8

0.69 ( 0.51–0.92) 0.69

0.78 (0.57–1.07) 0.12

Social grade

 

C2DE

44.5 (3532)

48.3

1

1

48.8

1

1

47.1

1

1

AB/C1

55.5 (4408)

51.7

0.85 (0.70–1.03) 0.11

1.27 (1.02–1.57) 0.03

51.2

0.84 (0.66–1.06) 0.14

1.20 (9.22–1.55) 0.18

52.9

0.90 (0.67–1.20) 0.46

1.50 (1.06 – 2.01) 0.02

Children in the home

 

No

66.8 (5377)

70.6

1.00

1.00

71.6

1.00

1.00

66.3

1.00

1.00

Yes

27.8 (2239)

29.4

0.99 (0.81–1.23) 0.98

0.91 (0.71–1.20) 0.51

28.4

1.06 (0.81–1.38) 0.68

0.91 (0.65–1.26) 0.91

33.7

0.82 (0.60–1.11) 0.20

0.99 (0.69–1.42) 0.95

Smoking status

 

Never

63.7 (818)

7.6

1

1

3.9

1

1

11.2

1

1

Ex-smoker

19.4 (1562)

45.4

19.81 (13.63–28.80) < 0.001

19.84 (13.50–29.15) < 0.001

51.8

42.45 (22.89–78.73) < 0.001

37.30 (20.02–69.49) < 0.001

33.5

9.02 (5.49–14.82) < 0.001

11.25 (6.71–18.86) < 0.001

Current

11.4 (918)

47.7

34.88 (23.96–50.80) < 0.001

35.34 (23.96–52.13) < 0.001

44.3

58.27 (31.26–108.61) < 0.001

63.68 (33.89–119.65) < 0.001

55.3

24.85 (15.48–39.90) < 0.001

23.53 (14.31–38.69) < 0.001

Hazardous drinking+

 

No

82.5 (6541)

77.5

1

1

78.1

1

1

78.6

1

1

Yes

12.2 (968)

22.5

0.51 (0.40–0.65) < 0.001

1.38 (1.06–1.78) 0.02

21.9

0.54 (0.40–0.73) < 0.001

1.42 (1.04–1.95) 0.03

21.4

0.56 (0.39–0.81) 0.002

1.08 (0.74–1.58) 0.69

  1. Figures in bold represent statistical significance p < 0.05
  2. *Weighted sample so figures do not always precisely match the whole sample
  3. +Hazardous drinking as identified by scores between 8 and 15 on the AUDIT