Table 7

Logistic models of major determinants for hospitals to enact more restrictive smoking policies than required by the JCAHO smoking ban standard

VariableInitial model with all variablesFinal model
Odds ratio
(95% CI)
pOdds ratio
(95% CI)
p
Non-tobacco state2.75 (1.91–3.96)0.00012.70 (1.88–3.86)0.0001
Metropolitan location1.48 (1.05–2.07)0.02371.56 (1.12–2.18)0.0090
Unionised1.72 (1.22–2.42)0.00221.70 (1.20–2.39)0.0026
Fewer than 100 beds1.81 (1.29–2.55)0.00061.91 (1.37–2.68)0.0002
No psychiatry or substance abuse unit2.35 (1.33–4.15)0.00322.89 (1.96–4.26)0.0001
Psychiatry or substance abuse unit with same policy as hospital4.41 (2.90–6.69)0.00014.76 (3.15–7.20)0.0001
Children’s hospital14.5 (1.88–111)0.0103NANA
No dedicated psychiatric beds1.25 (0.75–2.08)0.3991NANA
c-statistic0.73NA0.72NA
Goodness-of-fit7-150 13.30.0611.50.17
  • 7-150 Non-significant value implies acceptable model fit.

  • JCAHO = Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; NA = not applicable.