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. 2016 Jun 18;31(9):1362–1372. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.9.1362

Table 4. OR and 95% CI of logistic regression analysis of SHS exposure in the work place.

Categorical variables In the work place
Male Female
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Social and demographic factors
 Age
  Younger (19-39 yr) Ref
  Middle-aged (40-59 yr) 0.759 0.714-0.808 0.789 0.741-0.839
  Older (60 yr and older) 0.492 0.449-0.539 0.478 0.431-0.531
 Education
  ≤ Elementary school Ref
  Middle school 1.054 0.945-1.175 1.108* 1.012-1.213
  High school 1.024 0.926-1.132 0.855 0.784-0.933
  College or higher 0.739 0.661-0.825 0.654 0.589-0.726
 Household income yearly
  1st quartile (lowest) Ref
  2nd quartile 1.281 1.162-1.412 1.083 0.999-1.173
  3rd quartile 1.264 1.143-1.399 1.010 0.929-1.098
  4th quartile (highest) 1.15 1.035-1.277 0.863 0.790-1.042
 Location of residence
  Rural Ref
  Urban 1.134 1.069-1.203 1.12 1.060-1.183
Health-related factors
 Smoking status
  Never smoker Ref
  Ex-smoker 1.037 0.987-1.091 1.262 1.086-1.468
 Drinking
  No Ref
  Yes 1.334 1.250-1.425 1.295 1.228-1.367
 Physical activity
  No Ref
  Yes 1.113 1.059-1.17 1.220 1.156-1.289
Work-related factors
 Employment
  Employer and owner-operator Ref
  Paid worker 1.151 1.081-1.225 0.641 0.602-0.683
  Unpaid family worker 0.874 0.699-1.093 1.045 0.957-1.142
 Occupation
  Officials or managers Ref
  Professionals 1.037 0.954-1.128 2.24 2.059-2.437
  Service workers 1.511 1.353-1.687 2.621 2.395-2.868
  Sale workers 1.449 1.309-1.605 1.715 1.556-1.89
  Skilled agricultural or forestry or fishery 0.353 0.313-0.398 0.392 0.344-0.448
  Craft and related trades workers, Plant or machine operators and Assemblers 1.82 1.683-1.967 1.886 1.668-2.133
  Manual laborer 1.495 1.354-1.652 1.989 1.799-2.198
  Professional soldiers 1.291* 1.037-1.607 1.939 0.653-5.757

OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; SHS, secondhand smoke.

* P value less than 0.05; P value less than 0.01.