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Table 1 Characteristics of total enrolled study sample and analytical study sample

From: Use of electronic cigarettes and secondhand exposure to their aerosols are associated with asthma symptoms among adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Total study sample (n = 1565)

Analytical study sample* (n = 1345)

Sex, n (%)

 Female

836 (53.4)

697 (51.8)

 Male

729 (46.6)

648 (48.2)

Age groups, n (%)

 ≤ 16 years

386 (25.1)

336 (25.4)

 17 years

843 (54.7)

712 (53.8)

 ≥ 18 years

311 (20.2)

276 (20.8)

 Missing, n

25

21

Electronic cigarette use, n (%)

 Never

957 (61.9)

812 (60.4)

 Former

182 (11.8)

164 (12.2)

 Current (any use in past 30 days)

408 (26.3)

369 (27.4)

 Missing, n

18

0

Cigarette smoking, n (%)

 Never

870 (56.5)

743 (55.3)

 Former

278 (18.1)

244 (18.1)

 Current (any use in past 30 days)

391 (25.4)

358 (26.6)

 Missing, n

26

0

Household secondhand aerosol in past 7 days, n (%)

 None (0 days)

1015 (67.9)

882 (67.0)

 Infrequent (1–2 days)

144 (9.6)

128 (9.7)

 Frequent (≥ 3 days)

336 (22.5)

306 (23.3)

 Missing, n

70

29

Household secondhand smoke in past 7 days, n (%)

 No exposure (0 days)

876 (58.1)

758 (57.5)

 Infrequent exposure (1–2 days)

146 (9.7)

127 (9.6)

 Frequent exposure (≥ 3 days)

486 (32.2)

433 (32.9)

 Missing, n

57

27

Current wheeze, n (%)

 Yes

385 (28.1)

381 (28.3)

 Missing, n

195

0

Current asthma, n (%)

 Yes

246 (16.1)

242 (18.0)

 Missing, n

38

0

Current uncontrolled asthma symptoms, n (%)

 Yes

227 (16.6)

225 (16.7)

 Missing, n

195

0

  1. * Refers to a sample of participants with complete information on status of electronic cigarettes use, cigarette smoking, current wheeze, current asthma, and current uncontrolled asthma symptoms (i.e., excluding 220 participants with incomplete information)