Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants.

From: A cross-category puffing topography, mouth level exposure and consumption study among Italian users of tobacco and nicotine products

Number of participants

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

50

50

52

Gender

Male

24 (48%)

26 (52%)

26 (50%)

Female

26 (52%)

24 (48%)

26 (50%)

Number per age-group

25–29 years

6 (12%)

9 (18%)

6 (12%)

30–44 years

19 (38%)

28 (56%)

20 (38%)

45–65 years

25 (50%)

13 (26%)

26 (50%)

  1. The demographics of participants within Groups 1 and 3 were very similar, however Group 2 contained a significantly higher proportion of participants in the 25–29 (18% vs 12%) and 30–44 (56% vs 38%) year age ranges.
  2. Gender distributions within all groups were approximately equal (48–52%).
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