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Table 2 Prevalence of smoking among men and women by variables examined, ELSA-Brasil, baseline (2008–10)

From: Job strain and unhealthy lifestyle: results from the baseline cohort study, Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

Variables

Men (n = 5712)

Women (n = 6251)

 

Non-smokers (n = 4865)

Smokers (n = 847)

Non-smokers (n = 5468)

Smokers (n = 783)

Mean age (SD)

49.5 (7.6)

49.8 (6.6)

48.8 (7.2)

49.6 (6.0)***

Income, terciles Mean (SD)

1579.9(1245.4)

1310.7(1122.6)***

1669.4(1304.7)

1515.2(1322.9)***

Educational level

    

Never attended school or incomplete elementary school

73.6

26.4***

80.3

19.7***

Complete elementary school

76.9

23.1

79.1

20.9

High school

81.8

18.2

83.8

16.2

University degree

91.3

8.7

91.3

8.7

Postgraduate

88.3

11.7

90.3

9.7

Marital status

    

Married

86.1

13.9***

89.6

10.4***

Separated or widowed

79.1

20.9

82.7

17.3

Single

86.8

13.2

89.7

10.3

Weekly hours worked Mean (SD)

44.8 (11.4)

43.3 (10.5)***

42.1 (10.2)

41.8 (9.6)

Job strain

    

Low D/High C (low strain)

87.3

12.7***

88.5

11.5*

High D/High C (active work)

82.5

17.5

87.4

12.6

Low D/Low C (passive work)

89.2

10.8

88.7

11.3

High D/Low C (high strain)

82.3

17.7

85.3

14.7

Demand Mean (SD)

13.1 (2.8)

12.9 (2.8)

13.5 (2.9)

13.6 (3.2)

Control Mean (SD)

18.2 (2.9)

17.6 (3.0)***

17.7 (2.9)

17.3 (3.1)**

Social support at work Mean (SD)

20.0 (3.2)

19.8 (3.4)

19.5 (3.2)

19.2 (3.4)

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.010; ***p < 0.001.