Crude odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of daily and intermittent smoking in relation to demographic, socioeconomic and psychosocial variables: men. Malmö diet and cancer study 1992-94
| n | Daily smokers | Intermittent smokers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | OR (95% CI) | % | OR (95% CI) | ||||||
| Socioeconomic status | |||||||||
| High level non-manual | 528 | 18.4 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 1.0 | ||||
| Middle level non-manual | 833 | 18.8 | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.4) | 4.4 | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.1) | ||||
| Low level non-manual | 598 | 20.1 | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) | 6.9 | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.7) | ||||
| Skilled manual | 646 | 24.9 | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.0) | 5.6 | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.4) | ||||
| Unskilled manual | 604 | 33.8 | 2.3 (1.7 to 3.0) | 4.8 | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.2) | ||||
| (Missing) | (2171) | ||||||||
| Vocationally active 2-150 | |||||||||
| Employees | 3209 | 23.0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | ||||
| Self employed | 794 | 22.8 | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.2) | 7.1 | 1.3 (0.95 to 1.8) | ||||
| (Missing) | (1377) | ||||||||
| Vocationally active and unemployed 2-151 | |||||||||
| All employed | 4003 | 23.0 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 1.0 | ||||
| Unemployed | 418 | 34.4 | 1.8 (1.4 to 2.2) | 5.0 | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.4) | ||||
| (Missing) | (959) | ||||||||
| Workforce v pensioners 2-152 | |||||||||
| Workforce | 4421 | 24.1 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 1.0 | ||||
| Pensioners | 953 | 29.4 | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.5) | 4.7 | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.1) | ||||
| (Missing) | (6) | ||||||||
| Age | |||||||||
| 45–49 years | 808 | 27.5 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 1.0 | ||||
| 50–54 years | 1574 | 25.9 | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) | 6.2 | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.3) | ||||
| 55–59 years | 1468 | 26.1 | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) | 5.1 | 0.7 (0.5 to 1.1) | ||||
| 60–64 years | 1530 | 21.8 | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) | 4.7 | 0.7 (0.5 to 0.97) | ||||
| (Missing) | (0) | ||||||||
| Country of origin | |||||||||
| Sweden | 4653 | 24.7 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 1.0 | ||||
| Other country | 725 | 27.0 | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.3) | 7.0 | 1.3 (0.98 to 1.8) | ||||
| (Missing) | (2) | ||||||||
| Self reported diseases 2-153 | |||||||||
| No | 4466 | 25.5 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | ||||
| Yes | 901 | 22.8 | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.02) | 6.0 | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.4) | ||||
| (Missing) | (13) | ||||||||
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Married | 3860 | 21,9 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | ||||
| Unmarried | 603 | 31,3 | 1.6 (1.3 to 2.0) | 6.1 | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) | ||||
| Divorced | 803 | 34,9 | 1.9 (1.6 to 2.2) | 5.9 | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) | ||||
| Widow/widower | 112 | 26,8 | 1.3 (0.9 to 2.0) | 3.6 | 0.6 (0.2 to 1.8) | ||||
| (Missing) | (2) | ||||||||
| Social participation | |||||||||
| High | 3851 | 21.1 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 1.0 | ||||
| Low | 1529 | 34.9 | 2.0 (1.8 to 2.3) | 4.9 | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.1) | ||||
| (Missing) | (6) | ||||||||
| Total | 5380 | ||||||||
↵2-150 Employees (five groups) versus self employed.
↵2-151 All employed (six groups including self employed) versus unemployed.
↵2-152 Workforce (five employee groups, self employed and unemployed) versus pensioners.
↵2-153 Self reported previous or current diseases included myocardial infarction, stroke, intermittent claudication, diabetes mellitus, cancer, and asthma/chronic obstructive lung disease.