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ArticleBMC public health2024

Do sociodemographic risk profiles for adolescents engaging in weekly e-cigarette, cigarette, and dual product use differ?

Katelyn Battista, Karen A Patte, Terrance J Wade, Adam G Cole, Tara Elton-Marshall, Kristen M Lucibello, William Pickett, Scott T Leatherdale

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Article in BMC public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Emerging use of oral nicotine pouches among Canadian adolescents: Findings from the COMPASS-Quebec study.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Katelyn BattistaSchool of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada. kbattist@uwaterloo.ca.
Karen A PatteDepartment of Health Sciences, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2S 3A1, Canada.
Terrance J WadeDepartment of Health Sciences, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2S 3A1, Canada.
Adam G ColeFaculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Ontario, L1G 0C5, Canada.
Tara Elton-MarshallSchool of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, 75 Laurier Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada.
Kristen M LucibelloDepartment of Health Sciences, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2S 3A1, Canada.
William PickettDepartment of Health Sciences, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2S 3A1, Canada.
Scott T LeatherdaleSchool of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada.

Funding

CIHR PJT-488331Health Canada #1617-HQ-000012Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellowship
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundE-cigarette use represents a contemporary mode of nicotine product use that may be changing the risk profile of participating adolescents. Understanding differences in sociodemographic characteristics of adolescents engaging in contemporary e-cigarette use and traditional cigarette use is important for effectively developing and targeting public health intervention programs. The objective of this study was to identify and compare sociodemographic risk profiles for exclusive e-cigarette use and dual-product use among a large sample of Canadian youth.

methodsA survey of 46,666 secondary school students in the 2021-22 wave of the COMPASS study measured frequency of past month e-cigarette and cigarette use as well as age, sex, gender, racial or ethnic background, spending money, relative family affluence, and having one's own bedroom. Rates of cigarette-only, e-cigarette-only, and dual product use were calculated, and separate classification trees were run using the CART algorithm to identify sociodemographic risk profiles for weekly dual-product use and weekly e-cigarette-only use.

resultsOver 13% of adolescents used only e-cigarettes at least weekly, 3% engaged in weekly dual e-cigarette and cigarette use, and less than 0.5% used only cigarettes. Available spending money was a common predictor of dual-product and e-cigarette-only use. Gender diverse youth and youth with lower perceived family affluence were at higher risk for dual-product use, while white and multiethnic adolescents were at greater risk of e-cigarette-only use. Two high-risk profiles were identified for e-cigarette-only use and four high-risk profiles were identified for dual product use.

conclusionsThis study used a novel modelling approach (CART) to identify combinations of sociodemographic characteristics that profile high-risk groups for exclusive e-cigarette and dual-product use. Unique risk profiles were identified, suggesting that e-cigarettes are attracting new demographics of adolescents who have not previously been considered as high-risk for traditional cigarette use.

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Electronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorCanadaFemaleHumansMaleRisk FactorsSociodemographic FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTobacco ProductsVapingAdolescentClassificationDecision treesE-cigarettesNicotineRisk-takingTobacco useVapingYouth health

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