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Table 3 RBCS factors as a function of chews per day and quid type

From: The reasons for betel-quid chewing scale: assessment of factor structure, reliability, and validity

 

Mean CPD

Reinforcement

Social/cultural

Stimulation

Chews per day (CPD)

    

 <5 (n = 78)

2.78 (0.88)

1.32 (1.13)a

0.85 (0.78)a

1.89 (1.41)a

 5-9 (n = 87)

6.49 (1.36)

1.44 (1.41)ab

1.17 (0.86)ab

2.34 (1.22)ab

 10-15 (n = 109)

11.59 (2.11)

1.88 (1.45)b

1.28 (1.15)b

2.08 (1.32)a

 ≥16 (n = 77)

27.62 (21.91)

2.47 (1.27)c

1.73 (1.27)c

2.70 (1.06)b

Quid type

    

 Nut alone (n = 50)

6.94 (6.54)

1.99 (1.26)ab

0.93 (0.99)a

1.42 (1.13)a

 Quid (lime, leaf, nut) (n = 69)

9.39 (7.15)

2.09 (1.43)a

1.56 (1.33)b

2.16 (1.38)b

 Quid plus tobacco (n = 232)

13.68 (1.24)

1.63 (1.41)b

1.23 (1.00)ab

2.43 (1.24)b

Age

    

 18-25 (n = 121)

9.20 (6.02)

1.40 (1.37)a

1.24 (0.88)a

2.34 (1.29)ab

 26-35 (n = 83)

14.47 (23.68)

1.83 (1.38)ab

1.40 (1.06)a

2.53 (1.12)a

 36-45 (n = 68)

14.09 (9.86)

2.00 (1.37)b

1.36 (1.21)a

1.97 (1.32)b

 >45 (n = 79)

11.39 (9.56)

2.12 (1.39)b

1.54 (1.23)a

2.00 (1.42)b

Ethnicity

    

 Chamorro (n = 121)

9.67 (7.14)

2.21 (1.33)ab

1.38 (1.25)a

1.94 (1.29)a

 Chuukese (n = 98)

8.80 (6.90)

0.97 (1.17)c

1.27 (0.84)a

3.08 (1.03)b

 Palauan (n = 76)

14.43 (9.02)

1.71 (1.43)a

1.13 (1.08)a

1.83 (1.20)a

 Yapese (n = 23)

29.78 (41.66)

2.72 (0.93)b

1.00 (1.10)a

2.23 (1.12)a

 Other (n = 33)

10.85 (6.35)

2.08 (1.36)ab

1.24 (1.10)a

1.76 (1.29)a

  1. mean (sd) are reported in the table.
  2. a,b,c,: For each of the three variables, the same subscript letters after the mean (se) numbers for the level designate that the levels were statistically insignificant (p > 0.05), different letters indicate significant differences across group comparisons (p < 0.05).