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. 2020 Apr 1;11(2):95–107. doi: 10.34172/ijoem.2020.1872
Table 3: Significant variables affecting safety compliance, safety participation, and total safety behavior based on hierarchical multiple regression analysis (n=661)
Characteristics Step 1 Step 2 ††
Safety Compliance B SE β B SE β
Age (yrs)
<30 vs >40 0.24* 0.11 0.19* 0.08 0.10 0.06
30–40 vs >40 0.20* 0.10 0.15* 0.10 0.08 0.07
Sex (male vs female) -0.45** 0.17 -0.15** -0.28 0.10 -0.10
Smoking (yes vs no) -0.03 0.06 -0.02 -0.04 0.05 -0.03
Educational level
Elementary vs University -0.14 0.08 -0.08 -0.08 0.07 0-.04
Diploma vs University -0.07 0.06 -0.05 -0.02 0.05 -0.01
Job tenure (yrs)
5–15 vs <5 -0.06 0.08 -0.05 0.003 0.07 0.02
>15 vs <5 -0.01 0.11 -0.01 0.04 0.10 0.02
Marital status (married vs single) 0.02 0.06 0.02 0.01 0.06 0.01
BMI (kg/m2)
25–30 vs <25 -0.10 0.05 -0.07 -0.06 0.05 -0.05
>30 vs <25 -0.01 0.11 -0.01 0.09 0.09 0.04
ESS (abnormal vs normal) -0.33** 0.05 -0.37**
STOP-BANG (abnormal vs normal) -0.51** 0.05 -0.23**
Adjusted R2 0.06** 0.30**
Safety Participation
Age (yrs)
<30 vs >40 0.27* 0.12 0.19* 0.17 0.12 0.11
30–40 vs >40 0.16 0.11 0.11 0.09 0.10 0.06
Sex (male vs female) -0.32* 0.13 -0.10* -0.22 0.13 -0.06
Smoking (yes vs no) -0.09 0.06 -0.06 -0.10 0.06 -0.07
Educational level
Elementary vs University 0.05 0.09 0.03 0.09 0.08 0.04
Diploma vs University 0.02 0.07 0.01 0.05 0.06 0.03
Job tenure (yrs)
5–15 vs <5 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.11 0.08 0.10
>15 vs <5 0.08 0.12 0.05 0.11 0.12 0.07
Marital status (married vs single) 0.09 0.07 0.06 0.08 0.07 0.06
BMI (kg/m2)
25–30 vs <25 -0.05 0.06 -0.03 -0.03 0.06 -0.02
>30 vs <25 0.05 0.12 0.02 0.11 0.11 0.04
ESS (abnormal vs normal) -0.22** 0.07 -0.14**
STOP-BANG (abnormal vs normal) -0.31** 0.07 -0.21**
Adjusted R2 0.02* 0.01**
Safety Behavior total
Age (yrs)
<30 vs >40 0.26* 0.10 0.22* 0.11 0.09 0.09
30–40 vs >40 0.18* 0.09 0.15* 0.08 0.08 0.07
Sex (male vs female) -0.38** 0.11 -0.14** -0.25 0.09 -0.10
Smoking (yes vs no) -0.06 0.05 -0.05 -0.07 0.05 -0.06
Educational level
Elementary vs University -0.05 0.07 -0.03 0.01 0.05 0.01
Diploma vs University -0.03 0.05 -0.02 -0.07 0.05 -0.06
Job tenure (yrs)
5–15 vs <5 0.02 0.07 0.01 0.08 0.06 0.07
>15 vs <5 0.03 0.10 0.02 0.07 0.09 0.05
Marital status (married vs single) 0.06 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.04
BMI (kg/m2)
25–30 vs <25 -0.07 0.05 -0.06 -0.05 0.04 -0.04
>30 vs <25 0.02 0.10 0.01 0.10 0.09 0.04
ESS (abnormal vs normal) -0.27** 0.05 -0.21**
STOP-BANG (abnormal vs normal) -0.41** 0.05 -0.33**
Adjusted R2 0.04** 0.25**
SE: Standard error: B, Unstandardized regression coefficient, β: Standardized regression coefficient
*p<0.05, **p<0.01
Corrected for age, sex, education level, smoking, and job tenure
Corrected for ESS and STOP-BANG level