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Table 6 The relationship between baseline characteristics and the odds of having stopped smoking at follow-up. In Norwegian nurses' aides.

From: Work factors and smoking cessation in nurses' aides: a prospective cohort study

Baseline characteristics

OR (95 % CI)

Working hours per week

 

1–9

1.00

10–18

0.48 (0.17 – 1.33)

19–36

0.35 (0.13 – 0.91)

> 36

0.27 (0.09 – 0.78)

Age

 

< 30

1.00

30–39

0.61 (0.35 – 1.04)

40–49

0.41 (0.24 – 0.70)

50–59

0.44 (0.24 – 0.78)

> 59

0.53 (0.20 – 1.45)

Gender

 

Female

1.00

Male

0.82 (0.40 – 1.68)

Marital status

 

Married or cohabiting

1.00

Single

0.61 (0.41 – 0.92)

Have preschool children

 

No

1.00

Yes

0.93 (0.60 – 1.43)

Daily consumption of cigarettes

 

1–9

1.00

10–19

0.51 (0.37 – 0.70)

20 or more

0.56 (0.25 – 1.23)

  1. Results of one logistic regression analysis, with all covariates entered simultaneously.
  2. OR = odds ratio. 95 % CI = 95 % confidence interval.
  3. Numbers of individuals included in the analysis = 2165.
  4. Overall rate of correct classification = 89.9 %.
  5. Hosmer and Lemeshow test: chi-square = 5.998; p = 0.647.