Table 4

Factors associated with current e-cigarette use among men

Demographic characteristicsCurrent e-cigarettes usersOR(95% CI)P value
Percentage(95% CI)
Age (year)
15–242.7(1.0, 4.3)14.4(3.5, 59.6)0.0003
25–442.1(1.4, 2.8)5.2(1.4, 18.3)0.0116
45–641.2(0.8, 1.7)3.9(1.1, 14.2)0.0421
65+0.2(0.0, 0.4)1.0
Residence
Urban2.0(1.4, 2.6)1.5(0.9, 2.5)0.1289
Rural1.1(0.6, 1.5)1.0
Educational level
Elementary school and below0.5(0.2, 0.8)1.0
Middle school1.3(0.7, 1.8)1.7(0.8, 3.7)0.1998
High school1.7(0.8, 2.6)2.3(1.0, 5.3)0.0559
College/university or above3.6(2.1, 5.1)5.8(2.2, 14.9)0.0003
Smoking status
Daily smoker3.2(2.4, 4.1)22.3(5.7, 87.6)<0.0001
Occasionally smoker0.9(0.1, 1.7)3.4(0.8, 15.4)0.1074
Former smoker0.4(0.0, 0.8)1.9(0.3, 12.7)0.5233
Never smoker0.3(0.0, 0.7)1.0
Income(yuan)
<30 0001.1(0.6, 1.6)1.0
30 000–499991.5(0.5, 2.6)1.0(0.5, 2.2)0.9694
50 000–999991.6(0.8, 2.5)0.8(0.4, 1.8)0.6595
100 000 and above3.5(1.8, 5.2)1.7(0.8, 3.6)0.1383