Table 3

Association of ever used cigarettes (left-hand panel), any recent tobacco smoking (middle panel) or regular smoker (right-hand panel) at follow-up with predictors among never users of combustible cigarettes at baseline (over 24 months; n=3994)

PredictorsEver smoked cigarettesAny recent tobacco smokingRegularly smoked cigarettes
OR
(95% CI)
P valueOR
(95% CI)
P valueOR
(95% CI)
P value
Model 1 without covariates
 Never used e-cigarettes1.001.001.00
 Ever used e-cigarettes4.03 (3.33 to 4.88)<0.0013.38 (2.72 to 4.21)<0.0013.60 (2.35 to 5.51)<0.001
Model 2 with covariates
 Never used e-cigarettes1.001.001.00
 Ever used e-cigarettes2.78 (2.20 to 3.51)<0.0012.17 (1.76 to 2.69)<0.0011.27 (1.17 to 1.39)<0.001
Male1.001.001.00
Female1.41 (1.29 to 1.54)<0.0011.16 (1.08 to 1.25)<0.0011.08 (1.04 to 1.12)<0.001
Ethnicity=non-white1.001.001.00
Ethnicity=white0.81 (0.68 to 0.98<0.050.59 (0.50 to 0.70)<0.0010.91 (0.85 to 0.98)<0.05
Low family affluence1.001.001.00
High family affluence0.92 (0.83 to 1.03)>0.050.89 (0.80 to 0.98)<0.050.88 (0.82 to 0.93)<0.001
Free school meals=low1.001.001.00
Free school meals=high1.12 (0.93 to 1.35)>0.051.10 (0.97 to 1.24)>0.051.03 (0.96 to 1.10)>0.05
Friend smokers=none1.001.001.00
Friend smokers=more than none1.49 (1.28 to 1.72)<0.0011.53 (1.33 to 1.76)< 0.0011.03 (0.97 to 1.10) >0.05
Family smokers=none1.001.001.00
Family smokers=one or more1.10 (0.99 to 1.22)>0.051.07 (0.99 to 1.17)>0.050.95 (0.91 to 1.00)>0.05
Impulsivity1.30 (1.26 to 1.35)<0.0011.23 (1.19 to 1.26)<0.0011.03 (1.01 to 1.05)<0.01
Intentions=low1.001.001.00
Intentions=high1.58 (1.24 to 2.02)<0.0011.24 (1.00 to 1.54)>0.051.12 (0.98 to 1.29)>0.05
Attitude=low1.001.001.00
Attitude=high1.18 (1.05 to 1.33)<0.011.21 (1.04 to 1.41)<0.050.98 (0.92 to 1.06)>0.05
Perceived norms=low1.001.001.00
Perceived norms=high1.02 (0.88 to 1.19)>0.051.11 (0.93 to 1.33)>0.051.15 (1.06 to 1.24)<0.01
Perceived behavioural control=low1.001.001.00
Perceived behavioural control=high1.18 (1.02 to 1.37)<0.05>0.05 (0.94 to 1.18)>0.051.08 (1.02 to 1.15)<0.01
Self-efficacy=low1.001.001.00
Self-efficacy=high1.15 (0.98 to 1.35)>0.051.19 (0.89 to 1.40)>0.051.01 (0.93 to 1.10)>0.05
Friends smoking × e-cigarette use0.74 (0.62 to 0.88)<0.050.70 (0.53 to 0.93)<0.010.90 (0.81 to 1.01)>0.05
Control condition1.001.001.00
Intervention condition0.72 (0.61 to 0.86)<0.0010.86 (0.76 to 0.96)<0.050.99 (0.93 to 1.05)>0.05
  • Ever smoked cigarettes: model 1 without covariates, −2 log-likelihood function = −5585.3; model 2 with covariates, −2 log-likelihood function = −4915.4; any recent tobacco smoking: model 1 without covariates, −2 log-likelihood function = −5564.8; model 2 with covariates, −2 log-likelihood function = −4578.6; regularly smoked cigarettes: model 1 without covariates, −2 log-likelihood function = −5473.6; model 2 with covariates, −2 log-likelihood function = −4076.6.