Use of 'Elf Bar' among youth and young adults who currently vape in England: cross-sectional associations with demographics, dependence indicators and reasons for use.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Elf Bar is currently the leading e-cigarette (vape) brand in Great Britain. This study examined youth and young adults' use of Elf Bar, socio-demographic characteristics and dependence indicators and reasons for use over other brands.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Setting and participants

Online 2022 International Tobacco Control Project Youth Tobacco and Vaping Survey (N = 1355 16-29-year-olds in England who had vaped in the past 30 days).

Measurements

Currently using Elf Bar most often (versus other brands) and associations with: socio-demographics, owning a vaping device, dependence indicators and reasons for brand choice. Logistic regressions were used.

Findings

Among 16-29-year-olds who vaped in the past 30 days, 48.4% (n = 732)

SUBMITTER: East K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11415542 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature