Table 3.
Adjusted Odds Ratio of the paternal characteristics that were found to be significantly associated with childhood exposure to SHS due to parental smoking*.
| B coefficient | O.R | 95% C.I. | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||||
| Paternal smoking in the house in front of the children** | |||||
| Paternal Educational status (Low) | −0.57 | 0.57 | 0.30 | 1.07 | 0.077 |
| Paternal cigarettes per day | 0.12 | 1.13 | 1.08 | 1.19 | <0.001 |
| Spouse smokes (No) | −0.82 | 0.44 | 0.24 | 0.80 | 0.007 |
| Childs age | −0.12 | 0.89 | 0.80 | 0.99 | 0.026 |
| Paternal smoking in the family car with children as passengers** | |||||
| Maternal Educational status (Low) | −0.36 | 0.78 | 0.46 | 0.69 | 0.078 |
| Paternal cigarettes per day | 0.06 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.09 | <0.001 |
| Number of children in the family | 0.33 | 1.38 | 1.04 | 1.84 | 0.026 |
*.
Smoking fathers only (n=439)
**.
A Stepwise backward logistic regression model was applied. Variables entered on step 1: child’s gender, child’s age, number of children, father’s educational status, mother’s educational status, father’s number of cigarettes per day, spouse smoker (no vs. yes), friends or relatives allowed to smoke in the house, belief that they do not want their child to become a smoker.