Table 3

Experience of use of HTPs in the workplaces where smoking was not permitted in the last year

Ever useFrequent use
n/N (%)Crude OR (95% CI)P valueAdjusted OR (95% CI)P valuen/N (%)Crude OR (95% CI)P valueAdjusted OR (95% CI)P value
SexMale91/766 −11.901.09 (0.63 to 1.87)0.760.99 (0.6 to 1.63)0.97759/766 −7.700.84 (0.45 to 1.55)0.5750.82 (0.47 to 1.44)0.491
Female22/184 −12.00ReferenceReference17/184 −9.20ReferenceReference
Age–2915/89 −16.901.5 (0.67 to 3.36)0.3211.47 (0.69 to 3.15)0.3228/89 −9.000.94 (0.34 to 2.55)0.8961.09 (0.42 to 2.82)0.865
30–3918/179 −10.100.81 (0.39 to 1.68)0.5710.81 (0.4 to 1.66)0.56510/179 −5.600.6 (0.24 to 1.47)0.260.65 (0.27 to 1.58)0.343
40–4936/258 −14.001.17 (0.62 to 2.22)0.6251.18 (0.63 to 2.21)0.61524/258 −9.301.05 (0.49 to 2.23)0.9031.13 (0.53 to 2.38)0.752
50–5928/292 −9.600.79 (0.41 to 1.52)0.4810.77 (0.4 to 1.48)0.4323/292 −7.900.94 (0.44 to 1.99)0.8640.94 (0.44 to 1.99)0.873
60 and above16/132 −12.10ReferenceReference11/132 −8.30ReferenceReference
Final educationLower than college degree47/433 −10.900.82 (0.54 to 1.24)0.3390.83 (0.56 to 1.24)0.36536/433 −8.30−1.02 (0.63 to 1.66)0.9311.08 (0.68 to 1.73)0.744
College degree or higher66/517 −12.80ReferenceReference40/517 −7.70ReferenceReference
Combustible tobacco use in the last yearNon smoker24/187 −12.801.11 (0.68 to 1.81)0.6831.12 (0.69 to 1.81)0.65818/187 −9.601.28 (0.73 to 2.25)0.3871.29 (0.74 to 2.25)0.362
Ever smoker89/763 −11.70ReferenceReference58/763 −7.60ReferenceReference
Do you think HTP use is also forbidden in places where tobacco smoking is forbidden?No41/249 −16.501.68 (1.10 to 2.56)0.0161.72 (1.14 to 2.61)0.0127/249 −10.801.64 (0.99 to 2.71)0.0541.62 (0.99 to 2.65)0.056
Yes72/701 −10.30ReferenceReference49/701 −7.00ReferenceReference
Do you think passive smoking of HTP is harmful?No54/428 −12.601.09 (0.73 to 1.63)0.681.13 (0.76 to 1.68)0.53434/428 −7.900.91 (0.56 to 1.48)0.7060.99 (0.62 to 1.58)0.954
Yes59/522 −11.30ReferenceReference42/522 −8.00ReferenceReference
Total113/950 −11.9076/950 −8.00
  • CI, confidence interval; HTPs, heated tobacco products; OR, odds ratio.