Table 4 Associations between vaping characteristics and mental health conditions and past month psychological distress among current vapers, unweighted (n=1534)
No history of a MHC a | One MHC a | Two or more MHCs a | No/low distress b | Moderate distress b | Serious distress b | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (N) | % (N) | AOR (95% CI) | % (N) | AOR (95% CI) | % (N) | % (N) | AOR (95% CI) | % (N) | AOR (95% CI) | |
Frequency of vaping | ||||||||||
Daily | 50.0 (579) | 16.5 (191) | 1 | 33.5 (387) | 1 | 58.6 (677) | 27.9 (323) | 1 | 13.5 (157) | 1 |
Non-daily | 54.9 (293) | 13.1 (70) | 0.81 (0.59–1.11) | 32.0 (171) | 0.83 (0.65–1.08) | 53.6 (286) | 33.7 (180) | 1.35 (1.06–1.73) | 12.7 (68) | 0.96 (0.67–1.37) |
Vaping sessions per day (daily vapers only N=1042) | ||||||||||
12+ times a day | 48.0 (179) | 18.2 (68) | 1 | 33.8 (126) | 1 | 61.1 (228) | 29.5 (110) | 1 | 9.4 (35) | 1 |
5–11 times a day | 50.6 (214) | 16.8 (71) | 0.84 (0.55–1.29) | 32.6 (138) | 0.71 (0.50–1.01) | 56.7 (240) | 27.7 (117) | 1.02 (0.71–1.45) | 15.6 (66) | 1.57 (0.95–2.62) |
1–4 times a day | 51.7 (186) | 14.2 (51) | 0.73 (0.46–1.16) | 34.1 (123) | 0.70 (0.48–1.02) | 57.9 (209) | 26.6 (96) | 0.88 (0.60–1.28) | 15.5 (56) | 1.29 (0.75–2.22) |
Device type | ||||||||||
Mod | 52.5 (171) | 13.5 (44) | 1 | 34.0 (111) | 1 | 61.3 (200) | 27.0 (88) | 1 | 11.7 (122) | 1 |
Pod | 53.8 (91) | 12.7 (30) | 0.94 (0.56–1.58) | 33.5 (79) | 0.89 (0.59–1.33) | 56.2 (132) | 27.2 (64) | 1.15 (0.76–1.73) | 16.6 (390 | 1.51 (0.85–2.66) |
Tank | 50.2 (483) | 17.8 (172) | 1.36 (0.93–2.00) | 32.0 (308) | 0.98 (0.72–1.33) | 58.5 (563) | 28.9 (278) | 1.07 (0.79–1.45) | 12.6 (122) | 1.11 (0.71–1.73) |
Disposable | 55.2 (91) | 8.4 (14) | 0.62 (0.32–1.21) | 36.4 (60) | 0.69 (0.43–1.08) | 40.6 (67) | 43.6 (72) | 1.70 (1.07–2.68) | 15.8 (260 | 1.30 (0.69–2.46) |
Currently using nicotine e-liquid | ||||||||||
No | 50.5 (97) | 15.6 (30) | 1 | 33.9 (65) | 1 | 58.5 (113) | 26.5 (51) | 1 | 15.0 (29) | 1 |
Yes | 51.7 (774) | 15.4 (231) | 1.06 (0.67–1.68) | 32.9 (492) | 0.9 (0.63–1.29) | 56.7 (850) | 30.2 (452) | 1.19 (0.81–1.73) | 13.1 (196) | 0.78 (0.48–1.24) |
Nicotine concentration (vapers current using nicotine only =1370) | ||||||||||
20mg+ | 48.3 (72) | 12.8 (19) | 1 | 38.9 (58) | 1 | 41.6 (62) | 31.6 (47) | 1 | 26.8 (40) | 1 |
12–19 mg | 49.7 (188) | 19.0 (72) | 1.6 (0.87–2.96) | 31.3 (118) | 1.08 (0.67–1.72) | 55.0 (208) | 32.2 (122) | 1.16 (0.71–1.87) | 12.8 (48) | 0.65 (0.36–1.18) |
7–11mg | 46.9 (82) | 14.2 (25) | 1.09 (0.53–2.24) | 38.9 (68) | 1.22 (0.71–2.07) | 59.1 (411) | 27.3 (48) | 0.75 (0.42–1.31) | 13.6 (24) | 0.53 (0.26–1.06) |
1–6mg | 51.6 (354) | 14.9 (102) | 1.17 (0.65–2.11) | 33.5 (230) | 1.12 (0.73–1.72) | 59.9 (411) | 29.5 (202) | 0.82 (0.52–1.28) | 10.6 (73) | 0.40 (0.23–0.70) |
Don’t know | 68.9 (84) | 11.4 (14) | 0.68 (0.31–1.48) | 19.7 (24) | 0.51 (0.28–0.95) | 59.5 (72) | 28.9 (35) | 1.14 (0.63–2.05) | 11.6 (14) | 0.63 (0.29–1.37) |