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Table 5 Estimated associations of smoking cessation with changes in marital and job status and health behavioursa

From: Association between successful smoking cessation and changes in marital and job status and health behaviours: evidence from a 10-wave nationwide survey in Japan

Changes from wave 1 (baseline) to waves 8–10 (7 to 9-year follow-up)

Men (N = 4452)

Women (N = 1194)

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Marital status

 Stayed married

1

 

1

 

 Got divorced/widowed

0.52*

0.29–0.92

0.72

0.40–1.31

 Stayed unmarried

0.63***

0.49–0.81

0.84

0.60–1.19

 Got married/remarried

0.67

0.27–1.66

1.27

0.50–3.22

 Other

0.62***

0.46–0.83

0.83

0.52–1.33

Job status

 Continued working

1

 

1

 

 Retired

1.67***

1.23–2.26

1.62

0.92–2.87

 Stopped working (not retired)

1.08

0.65–1.79

0.88

0.43–1.81

 Stayed not working

0.98

0.66–1.46

1.25

0.87–1.81

 Started working

0.98

0.53–1.84

0.85

0.38–1.93

 Other

1.12

0.95–1.32

0.96

0.68–1.35

Leisure-time physical activity

 Continued not engaging

1

 

1

 

 Started engaging

2.37***

1.83–3.08

1.51

0.87–2.61

 Continued engaging

2.21***

1.48–3.30

1.54

0.75–3.16

 Stopped engaging

0.95

0.71–1.27

0.93

0.55–1.55

 Other

1.50***

1.29–1.74

1.05

0.78–1.42

Alcohol intake

 Continued drinking

1

 

1

 

 Quit drinking

1.80***

1.36–2.39

1.86*

1.08–3.20

 Continued not drinking

1.16

0.96–1.39

1.39*

1.01–1.93

 Started drinking

1.22

0.68–2.21

0.53

0.18–1.52

 Other

1.43***

1.19–1.72

1.19

0.81–1.73

Heath check-ups

 Continued undergoing

1

 

1

 

 Stopped undergoing

0.63***

0.49–0.81

0.31***

0.18–0.53

 Continued not undergoing

0.71*

0.51–0.99

0.25***

0.13–0.47

 Started undergoing

1.23

0.90–1.68

0.76

0.44–1.31

 Other

0.88

0.75–1.03

0.56***

0.39–0.78

  1. aAdjusted for ages and self-rated health at baseline, educational attainment, and attrition biases
  2. ***p < 0.001, *p < 0.05