Postsession subjective responses for Waterpipe Evaluation Scale (WES) and Duke Sensory Questionnaire (DSQ) by condition and smoking group (N=144)
| Flavoured | Unflavoured | |||||||||
| Low-frequency users (n=69) | High-frequency users (n=75) | P value* | Low-frequency users (n=69) | High-frequency users (n=75) | P value* | |||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| WES measures | ||||||||||
| Satisfying | 4.26 | 1.50 | 4.52 | 1.38 | 0.284 | 3.30† | 1.44 | 3.19 | 1.68 | 0.663 |
| Taste | 4.58 | 1.36 | 4.76 | 1.49 | 0.453 | 2.55 | 1.49 | 2.22† | 1.46 | 0.178 |
| Dizzy | 3.06 | 1.40 | 2.80 | 1.56 | 0.301 | 3.51† | 1.46 | 3.19† | 1.57 | 0.214 |
| Calm | 3.80 | 1.61 | 3.55 | 1.78 | 0.379 | 3.26† | 1.55 | 2.91† | 1.69 | 0.194 |
| Concentrate | 2.25 | 1.38 | 2.63 | 1.65 | 0.140 | 2.03† | 1.16 | 2.00† | 1.40 | 0.894 |
| Awake | 2.13 | 1.34 | 2.45 | 1.74 | 0.290 | 1.96† | 1.20 | 1.82† | 1.13 | 0.501 |
| Reduce hunger | 2.09 | 1.40 | 2.19 | 1.60 | 0.692 | 1.83† | 1.30 | 1.82† | 1.41 | 0.994 |
| Nauseous | 1.93 | 1.16 | 1.88 | 1.33 | 0.821 | 2.41† | 1.54 | 2.41† | 1.63 | 0.999 |
| Less irritable | 2.28 | 1.61 | 2.55 | 1.74 | 0.336 | 1.99† | 1.43 | 1.97† | 1.32 | 0.957 |
| Sensation throat | 3.41 | 1.72 | 3.85 | 1.55 | 0.104 | 2.70† | 1.69 | 2.68† | 1.47 | 0.940 |
| Reduced craving | 3.49 | 2.08 | 4.63 | 1.90 | 0.001 | 4.12† | 2.16 | 3.70† | 2.15 | 0.255 |
| DSQ measures | ||||||||||
| Puff liking | 4.16 | 1.31 | 4.61 | 1.46 | 0.053 | 3.41† | 1.25 | 3.15 | 1.47 | 0.265 |
| Puff satisfaction | 4.17 | 1.36 | 4.52 | 1.50 | 0.151 | 3.36† | 1.27 | 2.88 | 1.51 | 0.041 |
| Puffs high in nicotine | 3.67 | 1.12 | 3.60 | 1.25 | 0.738 | 4.00 | 1.32 | 3.82† | 1.45 | 0.453 |
| Similar to own flavour | 4.36 | 1.61 | 4.93 | 1.87 | 0.053 | 2.68† | 1.51 | 1.95 | 1.13 | 0.001 |
| Strength of puffs on tongue | 3.71 | 1.30 | 3.68 | 1.40 | 0.894 | 3.68 | 1.32 | 3.30 | 1.48 | 0.106 |
| Strength of puffs on nose | 3.13 | 1.43 | 3.04 | 1.42 | 0.705 | 3.03 | 1.38 | 2.91† | 1.43 | 0.601 |
| Strength of puffs on back of mouth and throat | 3.96 | 1.39 | 3.79 | 1.46 | 0.478 | 3.72 | 1.34 | 3.66† | 1.58 | 0.800 |
| Strength of puffs on windpipe | 3.96 | 1.48 | 3.80 | 1.40 | 0.516 | 3.74 | 1.14 | 3.24† | 1.533 | 0.031 |
| Strength of puffs on chest | 3.65 | 1.25 | 3.57 | 1.44 | 0.728 | 3.67 | 1.245 | 3.22† | 1.546 | 0.058 |
Bold numbers indicate statistical significance at p<0.05
*P value indicates the significant difference between smoking groups within tobacco conditions.
†Sign indicates a significant difference between flavoured and unflavoured for that smoking group (p<0.05).