Table 3

Behaviour characteristics of the 1134 students according to e-cigarette use and associated risk factors (logistic regression) (France; 2014–2015)

Ever userCurrent user
Never user (n=809)Ever user (n=260)Current user (n=65)Total (N=1134)p ValueNever user (Ref)AOR (95% CI)p ValueAOR (95% CI)p Value
Regular practice of sport (%)59.161.853.859.40.48
Smoker (%)<10−31
 No81.645.818.569.711
 Former smoker4.89.27.76.02.56 (1.42 to 4.61)0.0024.85 (1.53 to 15.34)0.007
  Yes13.645.073.824.33.97 (2.71 to 5.83)<0.000114.53 (6.81 to 31.02)<0.0001
  Cigarettes/day mean (SD)5.2 (4.6)5.1 (4.5)4.6 (4.0)4.9 (4.4)0.76
  Smoking period (years) mean (SD)5.0 (2.9)5.0 (2.8)4.7 (3.5)4.9 (2.9)0.89
Occasional cannabis user (%)22.756.167.732.7<0.00112.44 (1.70 to 3.51)<0.00011.80 (0.91 to 3.57)0.09
Binge drinking (%)<0.0011
 Never52.427.726.145.211
 Occasional43.663.160.049.11.83 (1.28 to 2.64)0.0011.56 (0.78 to 3.12)0.20
 Frequent4.013.813.95.72.02 (0.92 to 4.43)0.081.78 (0.53 to 5.95)0.35
Alcohol abuse problems (AUDIT) (%)<0.0011
 No85.473.863.181.511
 Hazardous drinking10.515.821.512.30.75 (0.45 to 1.23)0.250.98 (0.43 to 2.21)0.96
 Risk of addiction4.110.410.46.20.85 (0.42 to 1.72)0.651.23 (0.43 to 3.48)0.70
Risk of eating disorders (%)17.925.515.419.40.0211.39 (0.95 to 2.01)0.090.67 (0.30 to 1.48)0.32
  • Never-users: never tried the e-cigarette. Current users: tried the e-cigarette during the past 30 days. Ever users: used e-cigarettes but not during the past 30 days.

  • AOR, adjusted OR.