title: Relationship of physical job demands to initiating smoking among working people: a population-based cross-sectional study.
abstract: This study assessed the relationships of lifetime smoking and initiating smoking with job demands among 2,888 randomly selected workers, aged 15 yr or over, using a post-mailed questionnaire. Cumulated job demands (CJD) was defined as the number of: using pneumatic tools, other vibrating hand tools, hammer, tasks at height, working in adverse climate, pace of working, cold, heat, and noise exposure. Lifetime smoking was reported by 63.8% of subjects, and 5.9% initiated smoking during present job. Logistic model shows that lifetime smoking related to the CJD: OR adjusted for years with job 2.47 (95%CI 1.69-3.60) for CJD> or =4, 1.50 (1.21-1.85) for CJD2-3, and 1.20 (1.00-1.44) for CJD1, vs. CJD0. Initiating smoking also related to the CJD: ORs 3.72 (1.95-7.11), 1.51 (0.96-2.39) and 1.47 (0.97-2.24), respectively. These associations were partly confounded by gender, income, obesity and job. Smoking related to job demands and their limitation should help preventing smoking.
authors.affiliation: INSERM, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Nearkasen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chau
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Choquet
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Falissard
authors.forename: Lorhandicap
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Group
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult