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Table 4 Crude and adjusted odds ratios of the association between psychosocial job strain (quadrants and dimensions separate) and smoking among men and women, 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)

Model quadrants

Men (n = 5712)

Women (n = 6251)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

Model 1: crude

  

Low D/High C (low strain)

1.00

1.00

High D/High C (active work)

0.83 (0.66-1.06)

0.99 (0.78-1.26)

Low D/Low C (passive work)

1.47 (1.23-1.76)***

1.11 (0.91-1.36)

High D/Low C (high strain)

1.49 (1.18-1.87)***

1.33 (1.06-1.66)

Model 2: age, marital status

  

Low D/High C (low strain)

1.00

1.00

High D/High C (active work)

0.84 (0.66-1.07)

0.99 (0.78-1.26)

Low D/Low C (passive work)

1.49 (1.24-1.78)***

1.11 (0.91-1.36)

High D/Low C (high strain)

1.50 (1.19-1.89)***

1.36 (1.09-1.70)

Model 3: age, marital status and educational level

  

Low D/High C (low strain)

1.00

1.00

High D/High C (active work)

0.90 (0.71-1.16)

1.04 (0.82-1.33)

Low D/Low C (passive work)

0.98 (0.81-1.20)

0.81 (0.65-1.01)

High D/Low C (high strain)

1.08 (0.85-1.37)

1.03 (0.81-1.30)

Model 4: age, marital status, educational level and weekly hours worked

  

Low D/High C (low strain)

1.00

1.00

High D/High C (active work)

0.91 (0.71-1.16)

1.02 (0.80-1.30)

Low D/Low C (passive work)

0.98 (0.81-1.20)

0.81 (0.65-1.01)

High D/Low C (high strain)

1.08 (0.85-1.37)

1.02 (0.81-1.29)

Model dimensions

  

Psychological demands

  

Model 1: crude

0.97 (0.95-1.00)*

1.01 (0.98-1.04)

Model 2: Model 1 + age and marital status

0.98 (0.95-1.00)

1.01 (0.99-1.04)

Model 3: Model 2 + educational level

1.00 (0.98-1.03)

1.03 (1.01-1.06)*

Model 4: Model 3 + weekly hours

1.00 (0.98-1.03)

1.03 (1.00-1.06)*

Model 5: Model 4 + control and social support at work

0.99 (0.96-1.02)

1.02 (0.99-1.06)

Control at work

  

Model 1: crude

0.93 (0.91-0.95)***

0.96 (0.94-0.99)**

Model 2: Model 1 + age, marital status

0.93 (0.91-0.95)***

0.96 (0.94-0.99)**

Model 3: Model 2 + educational level

1.00 (0.97-1.03)

1.02 (0.99-1.05)

Model 4: Model 3 + weekly hours

1.00 (0.98-1.03)

1.02 (0.99-1.05)

Model 5: Model 4 + psychological demands and social support at work

1.01 (0.98-1.04)

1.03 (1.00-1.06)

Social support at work

  

Model 1: crude

0.98 (0.96-1.00)

0.97 (0.95-0.99)*

Model 2: Model 1 + age, marital status

0.98 (0.96-1.00)

0.97 (0.95-0.99)**

Model 3: Model 2 + educational level

0.96 (0.94-0.98)***

0.96 (0.94-0.98)***

Model 4: Model 3 + weekly hours

0.96 (0.94-0.98)***

0.96 (0.94-0.98)***

Model 5: Model 4 + psychological demands and control at work

0.95 (0.93-0.98)***

0.96 (0.94-0.98)***

  1. reference category: non-smokers.
  2. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.010; ***p < 0.001.
  3. OR, Odds ratio; 95%CI, 95% confidence interval.