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Table 6 Associations between the Components of Occupational Correlates and Smoking Behavior in Daily 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 Daily smokers

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

   

None

A*

B*

C*

Job demands

      

   Quartile 1 (L)

859

152(26.7)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Quartile 2

455

103(18.1)

1.31(0.93-1.85)

1.65(1.11-2.45)

1.70(1.10-2.64)

1.66(1.07-2.57)

   Quartile 3

669

174(30.6)

1.38(1.02-1.86)

1.60(1.14-2.26)

1.55(1.06-2.27)

1.53(1.04-2.24)

   Quartile 4 (H)

513

140(24.6)

1.44(1.03-2.13)

1.71(1.17-2.50)

1.76(1.16-2.67)

1.72(1.13-2.61)

Job control

      

   Quartile 4 (H)

494

55(9.7)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Quartile 3

580

163(28.6)

2.61(1.79-3.80)

1.93(1.23-3.03)

2.11(1.32-3.37)

1.97(1.24-3.15)

   Quartile 2

626

146(25.7)

2.24(1.52-3.32)

1.63(1.02-2.61)

1.69(1.04-2.74)

1.54(0.95-2.50)

   Quartile 1 (L)

796

205(36.0)

3.31(2.24-4.89)

2.82(1.76-4.52)

2.77(1.71-4.50)

2.56(1.57-4.16)

Job strain

      

   Relaxed jobs

455

66(11.6)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Active jobs

575

108(19.0)

1.19(0.80-1.77)

1.25(0.78-2.02)

1.32(0.80-2.17)

1.31(0.81-2.16)

   Passive jobs

906

236(41.5)

1.97(1.38-2.82)

1.68(1.09-2.60)

2.10(1.33-3.32)

2.01(1.27-3.17)

   Strain jobs

560

159(27.9)

1.88(1.28-2.77)

1.78(1.11-2.84)

2.11(1.29-3.44)

2.09(1.28-3.41)

Job stability

      

   Stable

615

95(15.4)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Maybe stable

952

212(37.4)

1.77(1.29-2.43)

2.59(1.77-3.79)

2.58(1.73-3.83)

2.55(1.71-3.79)

   Unstable

929

232(46.2)

2.59(1.89-3.54)

3.65(2.50-5.35)

3.40(2.29-5.05)

3.38(2.27-5.04)

  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.