Seabrook Jamie A, Twynstra Jasna, Gilliland Jason A
School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Brescia University College, London, ON, Canada.
Department of Paediatrics, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Subst Abuse. 2021 Oct 25;15:11782218211052059. doi: 10.1177/11782218211052059. eCollection 2021.
This study examines correlates of lifetime (ie, ever vaped) and past month vape use among students aged 17 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years, and 26+ years from Western University in London, Ontario. The secondary objective is to assess lifetime and past month vape use among students not of legal age to purchase vaping products in Ontario (ie, those 17 to 18 years only).
Using Qualtrics, a cross-sectional survey was sent via email to all students at Western University (N = 38 442), assessing their current and past risk-taking behaviors, mental health, sociodemographic characteristics, as well as questions pertaining to their family structure and socioeconomic background during childhood. Students were asked if they had ever vaped in their lifetime and about past month vape use. Logistic regression models were used to assess correlates of lifetime and past month vape use.
The sample consisted of 2626 university students. Compared to those ages 26+ years, teenage university students were 10 times more likely to have vaped in the past month and males were twice as likely as females to have vaped. Alcohol use doubled the odds of vaping in the past month, whereas cigarette, cannabis, or cocaine use approximately tripled the odds. Students who reported many sexual partners were far more likely to have vaped in the past month.
Vape use is more common among teenage university students, males, those who drink alcohol, smoke, use cannabis or cocaine, and who report many sexual partners.
本研究调查了安大略省伦敦市韦仕敦大学17至19岁、20至25岁以及26岁以上学生终生（即曾经吸过电子烟）和过去一个月吸电子烟情况的相关因素。次要目标是评估安大略省未达到购买电子烟产品法定年龄的学生（即仅17至18岁的学生）的终生和过去一个月吸电子烟情况。
通过Qualtrics向韦仕敦大学所有学生（N = 38442）发送了一项横断面调查，评估他们当前和过去的冒险行为、心理健康、社会人口学特征，以及与他们童年时期家庭结构和社会经济背景有关的问题。询问学生他们一生中是否吸过电子烟以及过去一个月的吸电子烟情况。使用逻辑回归模型评估终生和过去一个月吸电子烟情况的相关因素。
样本包括2626名大学生。与26岁以上的学生相比，青少年大学生过去一个月吸电子烟的可能性高10倍，男性吸电子烟的可能性是女性的两倍。饮酒使过去一个月吸电子烟的几率增加一倍，而吸烟、使用大麻或可卡因使几率增加约两倍。报告有多个性伴侣的学生过去一个月吸电子烟的可能性要高得多。
吸电子烟在青少年大学生、男性、饮酒者、吸烟者、使用大麻或可卡因者以及报告有多个性伴侣的人群中更为常见。
