Textual analysis of 38 Chinese subnational tobacco control regulations against FCTC Article 8.

Tob Induc Dis · 2026 · PMC13261637 · PMID 42293796

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an observed trendno p-value reported

The proportion was higher among compliant regulations (6/10; 60.0%) than non-compliant regulations (7/28; 25.0%); Fisher’s exact p=0.062, an observed trend that did not reach the α=0.05 threshold.

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

This is the only Layer 4 variable that permits an independent comparison; the difference observed represents an observed trend that did not reach statistical significance at α=0.05.

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