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Table 5 Associations between the Components of Occupational Correlates and Smoking Behavior in Occasional Smokers: Odds Ratios (ORs) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) from Multilevel Logistic Regression Models among 2508 Blue-collar and Service Workers Employed in Hospitality Venues in Shenyang, China, 2008

From: Patterns of smoking and its association with psychosocial work conditions among blue-collar and service employees of hospitality venues in Shenyang, PR China

Characteristics

N of participants

N(%) of Occasional smokers

Odds ratios (95% CI) for occasional smoking, adjusted for

   

None

A*

B*

C*

Job demands

      

   Quartile 1 (L)

859

220(33.5)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Quartile 2

455

113(17.2)

1.08(0.82-1.43)

1.22(0.93-1.59)

1.16(0.81-1.68)

1.17(0.81-1.69)

   Quartile 3

669

189(28.8)

1.30(0.98-1.74)

1.27(0.90-1.78)

1.19(0.86-1.64)

1.18(0.86-1.63)

   Quartile 4 (H)

513

134(20.4)

1.23(0.95-1.60)

1.41(0.97-2.05)

1.31(0.92-1.87)

1.32(0.93-1.88)

Job control

      

   Quartile 4 (H)

494

142(21.6)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Quartile 3

580

148(22.6)

1.11(0.87-1.42)

0.99(0.75-1.31)

0.90(0.62-1.31)

0.91(0.62-1.32)

   Quartile 2

626

168(25.6)

1.14(0.89-1.46)

1.05(0.77-1.44)

0.92(0.64-1.33)

0.93(0.65-1.34)

   Quartile 1 (L)

796

198(30.2)

1.00(0.76-1.31)

1.16(0.83-1.61)

1.03(0.73-1.47)

1.02(0.72-1.48)

Job strain

      

   Relaxed jobs

455

121(18.4)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Active jobs

575

169(25.8)

1.19(0.94-1.50)

0.99(0.71-1.38)

1.02(0.70-1.49)

1.02(0.69-1.50)

   Passive jobs

906

212(32.3)

0.98(0.72-1.34)

0.78(0.55-1.09)

0.92(0.64-1.33)

0.93(0.64-1.34)

   Strain jobs

560

154(23.5)

1.27(0.93-1.74)

1.14(0.79-1.66)

1.26(0.58-1.87)

1.26(0.84-1.88)

Job stability

      

   Stable

615

146(22.3)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Maybe stable

952

240(36.6)

1.22(0.95-1.56)

1.65(1.24-2.18)

1.67(1.20-2.30)

1.66(1.20-2.31)

   Unstable

929

270(41.1)

1.70(1.22-2.37)

2.40(1.70-3.37)

2.25(1.62-3.12)

2.25(1.61-3.13)

  1. Notes: A* odds ratios are adjusted for all demographic characteristics; B* in addition to demographic characteristics, odds ratios are adjusted for the interpersonal factors; C* odds ratios are adjusted for all background covariates; L = low; H = high.