Multivariate analysis: smoking and hospitalisation use
| Model with smoking status as main exposure | Model with pack-years as main exposure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fully-adjusted POR | 95% CI | Fully-adjusted POR | 95% CI | |
| Exposure variable | ||||
| Smoking status (never) | 1.00 | |||
| Ex-smoker | 2.09 | 1.26 to 3.44 | ||
| Current | 1.35 | 1.12 to 1.63 | ||
| Pack −year (0) | 1.00 | |||
| 1−19 | 1.38 | 1.11 to 1.71 | ||
| 20−39 | 1.17 | 0.86 to 1.59 | ||
| 40−59 | 1.68 | 1.06 to 2.67 | ||
| ≥60 | 2.01 | 1.15 to 3.49 | ||
| p Value for trend | <0.01 | |||
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
| Gender (female) | 1.00 | |||
| Male | 1.61 | 1.32 to 2.00 | 1.60 | 1.32 to 1.96 |
| Age (18−34) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 35−49 | 1.25 | 1.02 to 1.53 | 1.26 | 1.03 to 1.55 |
| 50−64 | 1.97 | 1.47 to 2.66 | 1.91 | 1.41 to 2.60 |
| ≥65 | 4.40 | 2.71 to 7.15 | 4.46 | 2.74 to 7.26 |
| Governorate (Beirut) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Mount | 1.24 | 0.94 to 1.64 | 1.24 | 0.94 to 1.63 |
| North | 1.31 | 0.95 to 1.81 | 1.32 | 0.96 to 1.82 |
| South | 1.67 | 1.20 to 2.32 | 1.65 | 1.19 to 2.30 |
| Bekaa | 1.44 | 1.01 to 2.06 | 1.44 | 1.01 to 2.04 |
| Education (elementary or below) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Secondary or technical | 0.93 | 0.75 to 1.16 | 0.95 | 0.76 to 1.17 |
| University | 0.85 | 0.68 to 1.07 | 0.86 | 0.68 to 1.08 |
| Working status (not working) | 1.00 | |||
| Working | 1.11 | 0.91 to 1.34 | 1.10 | 0.91 to 1.34 |
| Insurance type (none) | 1.00 | |||
| Private insurance | 1.37 | 1.06 to 1.78 | 1.40 | 1.08 to 1.81 |
| Public NSSF | 1.44 | 1.16 to 1.79 | 1.45 | 1.17 to 1.80 |
| Governmental COOP/military | 1.80 | 1.36 to 2.37 | 1.80 | 1.37 to 2.38 |
POR adjusted for gender, age, governorate, Education, working status, Insurance type, self-rated health, hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and other comorbid conditions.
COOP, the Cooperative of Civil Servants; NSSF, the National Social Security Fund; POR, prevalence OR.