Table 2 Relationship between demographic characteristics of the students studied and usage of vape .
From: E-cigarette usage and mental health among undergraduate medical and health sciences students
Demographic characteristics | N = 320 | Usage of vape | ||||
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Yes | No | Test of significant | ||||
No | % | No | % | |||
Age (years) | ||||||
18–20 | 109 | 37 | 33.9 | 72 | 66.1 | χ2 = 0.666 P = 0.717 |
21–24 | 186 | 67 | 36.0 | 119 | 64.0 | |
25–30 | 25 | 7 | 28.0 | 7 | 28.0 | |
Sex | ||||||
Female | 232 | 56 | 24.1 | 176 | 75.9 | χ2 = 41.443 P =(< 0.0001) ** |
Male | 88 | 33 | 37.5 | 55 | 26.5 | |
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 302 | 102 | 33.8 | 200 | 66.2 | χ2 = 1.974 P = 0.160 |
Married | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 9 | 50.0 | |
College | ||||||
Nursing | 82 | 34 | 41.5 | 48 | 58.5 | χ2 = 10.566 P = 0.014* |
Medical | 131 | 33 | 25.2 | 98 | 74.8 | |
Pharmacy | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 17 | 50.0 | |
Dental | 73 | 27 | 37.0 | 46 | 63.0 | |
Year of the University | ||||||
First | 105 | 34 | 32.4 | 71 | 67.6 | χ2 = 1.886 P = 0.757 |
Second | 35 | 11 | 31.4 | 24 | 68.6 | |
Third | 76 | 30 | 39.5 | 46 | 60.5 | |
Fourth | 85 | 31 | 36.5 | 54 | 63.5 | |
Fifth | 19 | 5 | 26.3 | 14 | 73.7 |