Table 2. Diseases associated with smoking habit in the opinion of the interviewed nurses, by hospital unit.
| Variables | CUa (n = 19) |
CICUa (n = 27) |
SOUa (n = 31) |
P-valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer, n (%) | 19 (100.0) | 26 (96.3) | 28 (90.3) | 0.297 |
| Respiratory diseases, n (%) | 19 (100.0) | 27 (100.0) | 30 (96.77) | 0.472 |
| Vascular and cardiac diseases, n (%) | 19 (100.0) | 26 (96.3) | 22 (70.97) | 0.003 |
| Infertility, n (%) | 9 (47.37) | 12 (44.44) | 9 (29.03) | 0.334 |
| Impotence, n (%) | 14 (73.68) | 13 (48.15) | 21 (67.74) | 0.154 |
| Complications in pregnancy, n (%) | 8 (42.11) | 13 (48.15) | 27 (87.10) | 0.001 |
| Cataract, n (%) | 4 (21.05) | 3 (11.11) | 1 (3.23) | 0.132 |
| Gastric and duodenal ulcer, n (%) | 8 (42.11) | 11 (40.74) | 4 (12.90) | 0.028 |
Notes:
a
CU, Cardiac Unit; CICU, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit; SOU, Surgical Oncology Unit.
b
Chi-square test was used.