Table 3 Logistic regression analyses of the association between occupational exposure to vapors, gases, dusts, and fumes (VGDF) and GOLD-defined airway obstruction (AO) (Ref. No AO), assessed via self-report and the Job-Exposure matrix (JEM). Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals. (ISCED = International Standard Classification of Education; AO = airway obstruction; GOLD = Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease).
Self-reported | Job-Exposure Matrix | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
unadjusted (1) | adjusted (2) | unadjusted (3) | adjusted (4) | |
Occupational exposure (ref. not exposed) | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 1.06 |
(0.94–1.38) | (0.88–1.30) | (0.94–1.32) | (0.89–1.27) | |
Age 55 and older (ref. 45–54) | 1.43 *** | 1.42 *** | ||
(1.21–1.70) | (1.20–1.68) | |||
Gender male (ref. female) | 1.20 * | 1.21 * | ||
(1.00–1.44) | (1.01–1.45) | |||
ISCED Medium (ref. high) | 0.90 | 0.90 | ||
(0.76–1.07) | (0.76–1.07) | |||
ISCED Low | 0.99 | 0.98 | ||
(0.58–1.60) | (0.57–1.58) | |||
Part-time occupation (ref. full-time) | 1.18 | 1.18 | ||
(0.97–1.44) | (0.97–1.44) | |||
4–10 years in current occupation (ref. ≤ 3) | 0.96 | 0.96 | ||
(0.66–1.41) | (0.66–1.41) | |||
> 10 years in current occupation | 0.86 | 0.86 | ||
(0.62–1.21) | (0.62–1.21) | |||
Smoke status ex-smoker (ref. never-smoker) | 1.59 *** | 1.59 *** | ||
(1.30–1.95) | (1.30–1.95) | |||
Smoke status smoker | 2.26 *** | 2.27 *** | ||
(1.83–2.80) | (1.83–2.81) | |||
Number of Observations | 4,811 | 4,811 | 4,811 | 4,811 |
Akaike Information Criterion | 3990.0 | 3922.6 | 3990.4 | 3922.7 |
