Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, United States.
Department of Health & Kinesiology, University of Utah, United States.
Prev Med. 2021 Feb;143:106332. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106332. Epub 2020 Nov 20.
Little research exists on the association between e-cigarette pack quantity and use. We examined whether using e-cigarettes every day or somedays was associated with purchasing e-cigarettes by the box/pack or as singles. Data are from the 2018-2019 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey, analyzed in 2020. The sample included adults who reported current e-cigarette use (N=2,413). We conducted multivariable logistic regression models to examine the association between purchasing e-cigarettes by the box/pack or as singles and using e-cigarettes every day or somedays. Models controlled for demographic characteristics, flavored e-cigarette use, and other tobacco use, and were stratified by sex and device type. Of the 2,413 respondents, 63.1% reported purchasing e-cigarettes as singles, while 36.9% reported buying by the box or pack. Among those who purchased by the box and singles, approximately 56% and 50% used e-cigarettes every day, respectively. Those who reported purchasing by the box/pack had greater odds of every day e-cigarette use compared to some day use (Adjusted Odds Ratio: 1.36, 95% CI: 1.09, 1.68). This finding held for both males, females, and all device types. These findings present a first step in determining the relationship between e-cigarette pack size and use behavior.
关于电子烟包装数量与使用之间的关联,研究甚少。我们研究了是否每天或有时使用电子烟与购买整盒/整包或单支电子烟之间存在关联。数据来自 2018-2019 年“当前人口调查”中的烟草使用补充调查,于 2020 年进行分析。样本包括报告当前使用电子烟的成年人(N=2413)。我们进行了多变量逻辑回归模型分析,以研究整盒/整包或单支购买电子烟与每天或有时使用电子烟之间的关联。模型控制了人口统计学特征、调味电子烟使用和其他烟草使用情况,并按性别和设备类型进行了分层。在 2413 名受访者中,63.1%报告购买电子烟为单支,而 36.9%报告购买整盒或整包。在那些购买整盒和单支电子烟的人中,分别约有 56%和 50%的人每天使用电子烟。与有时使用电子烟相比,报告购买整盒/整包电子烟的人每天使用电子烟的可能性更大(调整后的优势比:1.36,95%置信区间:1.09,1.68)。这一发现适用于男性、女性和所有设备类型。这些发现为确定电子烟包装大小与使用行为之间的关系迈出了第一步。