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. 2017 Jun 20;55(5):406–415. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2016-0118

Table 3. Unadjusted association between demographic and occupational characteristics and failed smoking cessation.

19–40 yr 41–60 yr


Unadjusted Unadjusted
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Occupational category
office work 1.00 (—) 1.00 (—)
service and sales 2.34 (1.54–3.56) 0.63 (0.45–0.88)
manual work 1.56 (1.15–2.10) 1.01 (0.79–1.29)
Working hours (per 1 wk) 1.00 (0.99–1.01) 1.00 (0.99–1.01)
Age 0.97 (0.94–0.99) 0.96 (0.94–0.98)
Education
university or more 1.00 (—) 1.00 (—)
high school 1.23 (0.94–1.61) 1.06 (0.80–1.39)
middle school or less 3.80 (1.31–11.02) 1.25 (0.96–1.62)
Household income
high 1.00 (—) 1.00 (—)
medium high 0.96 (0.70–1.32) 1.17 (0.91–2.31)
low medium 1.61 (1.10–2.35) 1.49 (1.08–2.06)
low 1.74 (0.86–3.52) 1.45 (0.91–1.52)
Regular walking
less than 30 min or 5 d/wk 1.00 (—) 1.00 (—)
more than 30 min*5 d/wk 1.04 (0.79–1.36) 0.86 (0.68–1.09)
Alcohol intake
normal 1.00 (—) 1.00 (—)
heavy 1.55 (1.12–2.13) 1.70 (1.30–2.21)
very heavy 1.64 (1.02–2.65) 1.99 (1.43–2.78)
alcohol dependent 2.13 (1.31–3.49) 1.89 (1.32–2.70)
Marital status
married or cohabitating 1.00 (—) 1.00 (—)
separated or not married 1.48 (1.11–1.97) 1.56 (0.99–2.47)
Perceived stress
less 1.00 (—) 1.00 (—)
much 1.21 (0.90–1.64) 1.43 (1.12–1.84)

CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio.