Waterpipe Nicotine Dependence and Depressive Symptoms among Adolescent Waterpipe and Dual Users

Table 2

Comparison between females and males∗ǂ.

Variable	All n = 1082	Female	Male	p value
WTP Nicotine Dependence Scale^1	50.336 (43.657, 57.015)	47.309 (40.226, 54.393)	55.336 (51.506, 59.166)	0.014
Depressive Symptoms Scale^2	9.550 (9.041, 10.058)	9.988 (9.258, 10.718)	8.825 (8.548, 9.102)	0.034
Waterpipes smoked per week	1.118 (0.420, 1.816)	0.740 (0.220, 1.259)	1.742 (0.849, 2.636)	0.023

Means followed by 95% CI. ǂAdjusted for weights (the total number of observations after weight adjustment is 123,083) and clusters. ¹WTP Nicotine Dependence Scale ranges from 37 to 185. ²Depressive Symptoms Scale ranges from 6 to 24.