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Table 3 Odds Ratios (OR) for reporting the presence of at least one sensory irritation symptom over the past four weeks, from univariate and multivariate analyses

From: Health impacts of exposure to second hand smoke (SHS) amongst a highly exposed workforce: survey of London casino workers

 

N

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)‡

Hours worked per week

 

0.99 (0.96 to 1.04)

1.01 (0.96 to 1.05)

Exposure to SHS at work:

   

Not heavily exposed nearly all time

155

1.00

1.00

Heavily exposed nearly all the time

376

4.19 (2.33 to 7.55)

3.26 (1.72 to 6.16)

Household smoking:

   

Does not live with smoker

412

1.00

1.00

Lives with smoker

119

1.68 (0.89 to 3.15)

1.08 (0.48 to 2.46)

Smoking status:

   

Smoker

120

1.00

1.00

Non-smoker

411

2.31 (1.27 to 4.19)

2.70 (1.21 to 5.99)

Years worked in casinos

 

0.98 (0.95 to 1.01)

0.99 (0.93 to 1.03)

Gender:

   

Male

280

1.00

1.00

Female

251

1.77 (0.98 to 3.20)

1.52 (0.77 to 2.97)

Age:

   

16–34

148

1.00

1.00

35–54

313

0.51 (0.24 to 1.08)

0.70 (0.26 to 1.90)

55+

70

0.50 (0.17 to 1.18)

1.41 (0.31 to 6.34)

Highest qualifications†:

   

GCSE D-G or lower

103

1.00

1.00

Degree or higher education qualif

127

3.87 (1.47 to 10.21)

3.09 (1.10 to 8.73)

A levels or ONC/BTEC

144

2.13 (0.97 to 4.66)

2.06 (0.85 to 4.97)

GCSE A-C or equivalent

157

1.69 (0.81 to 3.51)

1.43 (0.63 to 3.22)

  1. ‡All Adjusted Odds Ratios adjusted for other variables presented in the table, using multivariate logistic regression analysis.
  2. †GCSE are qualifications usually taken at the age of 16, at high school. A-levels and ONC/BTEC qualifications are usually taken at the age of 18.