Table 2

ORs and 95% CIs from logistic regression analyses of e-cigarette use and future smoking intention among 10–11-year-old never-smokers

 E-cigarette useFuture smoking intention
Univariate modelsMultivariate model
(n=1280)
Univariate modelsMultivariate model without e-cigarettes (n=1299)Final model
(n=1280)
Parents smoke/use e-cigarettes (reference=neither)E-cigarettes only3.56 (1.15 to 11.06)3.32 (1.08 to 10.17)1.95 (0.79 to 4.83)1.32 (0.46 to 3.83)1.15 (0.39 to 3.63)
Tobacco only1.85 (0.93 to 3.69)1.62 (0.79 to 3.30)2.61 (1.69 to 4.05)2.12 (1.35 to 3.32)2.09 (1.30 to 3.44)
Both4.51 (2.29 to 8.89)3.40 (1.73 to 6.69)2.49 (1.46 to 4.24)2.09 (1.20 to 3.65)1.88 (1.07 to 3.31)
Friends smoking (reference =no)Yes4.53 (2.37 to 8.65)5.25 (2.62 to 10.55)5.22 (3.18 to 8.57)4.05 (2.27 to 7.22)3.40 (1.86 to 6.22)
Sex (reference =boys)Girls0.61 (0.38 to 0.98)0.76 (0.46 to 1.26)0.58 (0.41 to 0.84)0.63 (0.43 to 0.94)0.66 (0.44 to 0.97)
FAS0.82 (0.68 to 0.99)0.90 (0.75 to 1.09)0.83 (0.73 to 0.94)0.87 (0.75 to 1.00)0.87 (0.75 to 1.00)
E-cigarette use (reference =no)Yes4.28 (2.52 to 72.8)3.21 (1.66 to 6.23)
  • Significant associations (p<0.05) are highlighted in bold.

  • FAS, Family Affluence Scale.