Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of e-cigs users with nicotine dependence and control subjects.

From: Altered insular functional activity among electronic cigarettes users with nicotine dependence

 

E-cigs users

HC

T/X

p

Number

93

103

  

Sex (Male/Female)

67 / 26

42 / 61

19.355

<0.001

Age (M ± SD)

27.47 ± 5.77

28.35 ± 5.33

−1.118

0.265

Edu (years)

15.14 ± 2.63

15.18 ± 3.30

−0.093

0.926

BDI

10.06 ± 8.02

4.70 ± 5.85

5.384

<0.001

E-cigs use variables

Years of E-cigs (months)

34.76 ± 17.37

   

Times for using E-cigs per month

392.63 ± 377.03

   

Dependence for E-cigs

6.20 ± 2.32

   

Carving for E-cigs

6.28 ± 2.06

   

FTCD for E-cigs

3.98 ± 2.82

   
  1. Notes: Values are presented as the mean ± SD.
  2. SD standard deviation, E-cigs electronic cigarettes, HC health control, BDI Beck Depression Intervention.