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. 2022 Mar 18;12(3):e056891. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056891

Table 2. Multivariable logistic regression model for the association between subjects’ characteristics and SHS exposure at workplace among non-smoking employees (n=8196).

SHS exposure
At least once a week At least several times a week
Cigarettes HTPs Cigarettes HTPs
Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Workplace smoke-free policy
 Complete smoking bans 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
 Partial smoking bans with no longer available smoking spaces 2.06 (1.60 to 2.65) 4.15 (3.22 to 5.34) 1.43 (1.04 to 1.97) 3.23 (2.37 to 4.39)
 Partial smoking bans with still available smoking spaces 1.92 (1.63 to 2.25) 2.24 (1.86 to 2.71) 1.85 (1.54 to 2.23) 2.03 (1.62 to 2.54)
 No smoking bans 5.33 (4.10 to 6.93) 3.88 (2.86 to 5.26) 5.15 (3.90 to 6.8) 4.22 (3.03 to 5.89)
Sex
 Male 1.65 (1.42 to 1.91) 1.77 (1.47 to 2.13) 1.50 (1.26 to 1.79) 1.72 (1.38 to 2.14)
 Female 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Age (years)
 15–29 2.20 (1.62 to 2.99) 2.80 (1.89 to 4.15) 1.86 (1.30 to 2.65) 1.98 (1.24 to 3.16)
 30–49 1.74 (1.33 to 2.26) 2.11 (1.49 to 2.99) 1.56 (1.15 to 2.12) 1.91 (1.27 to 2.87)
 50–64 1.31 (1.00 to 1.72) 1.62 (1.13 to 2.32) 1.22 (0.89 to 1.67) 1.44 (0.95 to 2.2)
 65–79 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Marital status
 Married 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
 Never married 1.07 (0.92 to 1.25) 1.03 (0.85 to 1.23) 1.12 (0.93 to 1.34) 1.04 (0.84 to 1.3)
 Widowed/Divorced 1.30 (1.03 to 1.65) 1.25 (0.93 to 1.68) 1.26 (0.96 to 1.66) 1.29 (0.92 to 1.81)
Educational level
 High school or below 2.02 (1.72 to 2.36) 1.74 (1.43 to 2.11) 2.30 (1.92 to 2.76) 2.14 (1.71 to 2.69)
 College 1.33 (1.12 to 1.59) 1.30 (1.05 to 1.61) 1.43 (1.16 to 1.76) 1.55 (1.20 to 1.99)
 4-year university or above 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Equivalent household income
 <2.75 million JPY 1.35 (1.12 to 1.63) 1.32 (1.06 to 1.65) 1.73 (1.38 to 2.15) 1.62 (1.23 to 2.12)
 2.75–4.5 million JPY 1.18 (0.99 to 1.39) 1.10 (0.90 to 1.35) 1.33 (1.08 to 1.64) 1.26 (0.98 to 1.62)
 >4.5 million JPY 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
 Did not know/Did not want to answer 1.18 (0.95 to 1.48) 1.10 (0.84 to 1.45) 1.57 (1.21 to 2.03) 1.47 (1.07 to 2.03)
Regional infection status of COVID-19
 Low 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
 Middle 0.96 (0.82 to 1.12) 1.01 (0.83 to 1.21) 0.88 (0.73 to 1.06) 0.94 (0.75 to 1.18)
 High 0.90 (0.77 to 1.05) 0.94 (0.78 to 1.14) 0.89 (0.75 to 1.07) 0.89 (0.71 to 1.11)
Recognition of the adverse health effects of SHS exposure
 No 1.31 (1.09 to 1.58) 1.77 (1.43 to 2.18) 1.43 (1.15 to 1.77) 1.67 (1.30 to 2.14)
 Neither yes nor no 1.12 (0.95 to 1.31) 1.31 (1.08 to 1.59) 1.13 (0.93 to 1.36) 1.20 (0.95 to 1.5)
 Yes 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Self-rated health status
 Good 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
 Normal 1.13 (0.98 to 1.3) 1.06 (0.90 to 1.26) 1.07 (0.91 to 1.26) 1.13 (0.92 to 1.38)
 Bad 1.41 (1.17 to 1.7) 1.52 (1.22 to 1.9) 1.33 (1.07 to 1.66) 1.50 (1.16 to 1.96)
Employment pattern
 Permanent employee 1.86 (1.41 to 2.44) 1.51 (1.09 to 2.1) 1.91 (1.39 to 2.63) 1.72 (1.17 to 2.53)
 Company executive 2.06 (1.42 to 2.99) 1.95 (1.27 to 3) 2.23 (1.45 to 3.44) 1.99 (1.19 to 3.33)
 Temporary employee 1.23 (0.87 to 1.73) 0.98 (0.64 to 1.49) 1.13 (0.75 to 1.70) 0.92 (0.55 to 1.53)
 Part-time employee 1.35 (0.99 to 1.83) 1.09 (0.75 to 1.58) 1.22 (0.85 to 1.74) 1.05 (0.67 to 1.64)
 Self-employed 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Labour type
 Manual labour 1.46 (1.27 to 1.69) 1.28 (1.07 to 1.52) 1.40 (1.19 to 1.65) 1.13 (0.92 to 1.4)
 Non-manual labour 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)

HTPsheated tobacco productsJPYJapanese yenSHSsecondhand smoke