Table 4

Associations of social media use with current e-cigarette and cigarette dual use from generalised estimating equation model

Weekday social media use (hours/day)AORP valueLower CIUpper CI
None or not a memberRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.
<1 hour2.330.0950.866.27
1–3 hours3.280.0171.248.70
4–6 hours4.260.0051.5511.72
≥7 hours4.960.0031.7114.34
Year (2015/2016)Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.
2016/20170.19<0.0010.110.31
2017/20180.26<0.0010.170.40
2018/20190.42<0.0010.280.63
2019/20200.30<0.0010.180.51
2020/20210.32<0.0010.170.59
Sex (male vs female)2.16<0.0011.543.02
Age (continuous)1.19<0.0011.131.25
EnglandRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.
Wales0.960.9030.521.77
Scotland0.730.2550.431.25
Northern Ireland0.950.8540.531.68
White ethnicityRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.
Non-White ethnicity0.720.2820.391.32
Rural area vs urban1.210.3040.841.75
Household income group lowestRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.
Household income group middle0.890.5260.631.27
Household income group highest0.680.0600.461.02
Parental smoking yes vs no2.100.0001.473.02
Parental e-cigarette use yes vs no1.94<0.0011.292.91
  • AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; Ref., reference.