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Table 3 Association between functional belief and cessation of smoking within past year

From: Functional beliefs and risk minimizing beliefs among Thai healthcare workers in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai hospital: its association with intention to quit tobacco and alcohol

 

Adjusted Odds ratio

95% CI

test value

df

p-value

Functional belief factor score (quartile)

  

3.02

1

0.08

 1st (lowest)

Reference

    

 2nd

1.97

0.34 to 11.2

   

 3rd

0.58

0.08 to 4.03

   

 4th (highest)

0.42

0.05 to 3.57

   

Risk minimizing belief factor score (quartile)

  

6.35

1

0.02

 1st (lowest)

Reference

    

 2nd

0.55

0.15 to 2.04

   

 3rd

---

---

   

 4th (highest)

0.38

0.08 to 1.75

   

Age (increase)

1.01

0.95 to 1.07

0.14

1

0.71

Sex

  

3.60

1

0.06

 Female

Reference

    

 Male

0.17

0.03 to 1.06

   

Income (baht/month)

  

4.32

2

0.11

  < 30,000

Reference

    

 30,000-60,000

3.87

0.67 to 22.3

   

  > 60,000

5.24

0.77 to 35.6

   

Highest education

  

4.52

1

0.03

 Below Bachelor’s degree

Reference

    

 Bachelor’s degree

0.17

0.03 to 0.87

   

 Higher than Bachelor’s degree

---

---

   

Occupation

  

0.29

1

0.59

 Health professional

Reference

    

 Non-health professional

0.67

0.17 to 2.72

   
  1. Test value using Walds test; CI Confidence interval; df degree of freedom; all odds ratios are adjusted for all variables presented in the table; empty cells indicate that there are no observations