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Table 2 Association between smoking, demographic, socio-economic & lifestyle characteristics (n = 501)

From: Key health promotion factors among male members of staff at a higher educational institution: A cross-sectional postal survey

Factors (b)

Smoking status

χ2-test

Logistic Regression

 

smoker (n = 47)

non-smoker (n = 454)(a)

    
 

n

%

n

%

Unadjusted p value

Adjusted p value

OR(c)

95% CI

Age

     

0.7

  

33 and under

7

10

64

90

0.1

-

1.0

Referent

34–42

12

9

119

91

 

0.4

1.6

0.5–5.1

43–50

12

10

106

90

 

0.2

2.4

0.7–8.8

51–59

11

8

120

92

 

0.5

1.6

0.4–6.3

60 and over

5

10

45

90

 

0.5

1.6

0.3–8.1

Marital status

     

0.01

  

Single

15

16

79

84

0.01

-

1.0

Referent

Separated/divorced

28

7

358

93

 

0.01

0.3

0.1–0.7

Married/living with partner

4

19

17

81

 

0.9

0.9

0.2–4.1

Ethnicity

        

White British or European

46

10

423

90

0.3

-

1.0

Referent

Other

1

3

31

97

 

0.2

0.3

0.03–2.4

Education/qualifications

     

0.5

  

No qualifications

6

23

20

77

0.001

-

1.0

Referent

Standard/O grades/GCSEs&Higher/A levels

6

21

22

79

 

0.9

0.9

0.2–4.1

Vocational/Further education

3

6

50

94

 

0.3

0.4

0.1–2.5

University undergraduate degree

9

12

67

88

 

0.5

2.0

0.3–11.4

University postgraduate degree

23

7

295

93

 

0.7

1.5

0.2–10.1

Job title

     

0.003

  

Professor/reader

6

7

75

93

< 0.001

-

1.0

Referent

Lecturer/senior lecturer

7

5

120

95

 

0.9

0.9

0.2–3.2

Research/teaching fellow/assistant

10

11

84

89

 

0.4

1.6

0.5–5.8

Administrative, secretarial &support technical

7

7

94

93

 

0.7

1.3

0.3–6.0

Support manual

15

34

29

66

 

0.02

18.3

2.8–121.4

Other

2

4

52

96

 

0.7

0.7

0.1–4.6

Alcohol status (drank less than recommended 21 units per week)

Yes

33

8

390

92

0.01

-

1.0

Referent

No

14

18

64

82

 

0.01

2.9

1.3–6.4

Physical activity level

        

Yes (have met guidelines)

14

7

179

93

0.3

-

1.0

Referent

No (have not met guidelines)

33

11

275

89

 

0.03

2.3

1.1–4.9

  1. (a) current smokers vs. non-smokers & ex-smokers.
  2. (b) age, marital status, ethnicity, education, job, alcohol consumption, physical activity level as independent variables.