Knowledge and attitudes towards E-cigarette use in Lebanon and their associated factors

BMC Public Health

Table 5 Multiple logistic regression of the outcome attitude towards E-cigarettes showing adjusted associations with its covariates^₮

Covariate		No. (%)	Adjusted Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval for Odds Ratio		P-value
Covariate		No. (%)	Adjusted Odds Ratio	Lower Limit	Upper Limit	P-value
E-cigarettes are addictive		223 (67.0)	.231	.080	.663	.006*
Use E-cigarettes		36 (10.9)	6.257	1.604	24.404	.008*
Sex	Male (reference)	198 (56.6)	.225	.072	.704	.010*
Sex	Female	152 (43.4)	.225	.072	.704	.010*
E-cigarettes are harmful		215 (65.3)	.245	.080	.756	.014*
E-cigarettes impair lung and heart function		216 (66.3)	.301	.092	.984	.047*

* p ≤ .050 ₮ multivariable analysis was adjusted for age and adverse effects of nicotine smoking (effects on children, fetus, pregnant women, and risk of bladder cancer)

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