Table 5.
Multivariate logistic regression models of association between demographic and health/health behaviors characteristics and smoking status
| Current vs. Never OR (95% CI)† |
Experimental vs. Never OR (95% CI)† |
Former vs. Never OR (95% CI)† |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic variables | |||
| Age (years) | 1.00 (0.97–1.04) | 1.02 (1.00–1.04) | 1.04 (1.01–1.06) |
| Race | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Racial/ethnic minorities | 1.92 (0.95–3.87) | 1.03 (0.67–1.60) | 0.90 (0.52–1.55) |
| Education | |||
| Some college or higher | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Less than high school | 5.25 (2.01–13.70) | 0.67 (0.27–1.71) | 1.30 (0.51–3.31) |
| Income (>$75,000) | |||
| >$75,000 | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| ≤$75,000 | 1.59 (0.87–2.88) | 0.90 (0.64–1.25) | 1.18 (0.80–1.75) |
| Rank | |||
| Any officer or chief | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Any firefighter | 1.54 (0.75–3.16) | 1.06 (0.76–1.49) | 0.85 (0.57–1.25) |
| Health/health behaviors | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 1.06 (1.00–1.13) | 1.00 (0.97–1.04) | 1.00 (0.96–1.04) |
| Obesity prevalence | |||
| Self-rated health | 1.04 (0.82–1.33) | 0.84 (0.74–0.95) | 1.04 (0.90–1.21) |
| Binge drinking | 2.64 (l.45–4.80) | 1.50 (1.11–2.03) | 2.14 (1.51–3.04) |
| Potential problem drinking | 2.30 (1.15–4.59) | 1.73 (1.14–2.64) | 1.49 (0.92–2.40) |
Note:
†
ORs >1.0 indicate increased odds for those who were current smokers compared to non-smokers to fall into a lower category of each variable (i.e., not married, less income, no binge drinking). Health/health behaviors variables are controlled for age, ethnicity, income, and education.