Number of visits to a doctor in the past 14 days and number of days off work in the past six months by passive smoking exposure (p value from ANCOVA)
| Passive smoking exposure at work | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nil | ⩽ median | > median | p value | |||
| Mean number of consultations in the past 14 days (SE) | M | 0.32 (0.03) | 0.35 (0.03) | 0.45 (0.02) | <0.001 | |
| F | 0.45 (0.09) | 0.51 (0.07) | 0.62 (0.05) | 0.205 | ||
| Mean time off work because of illness in the past 6 months in days (SE) | M | 0.11 (0.02) | 0.14 (0.02) | 0.21 (0.01) | <0.001 | |
| F | 0.24 (0.08) | 0.34 (0.07) | 0.39 (0.05) | 0.285 | ||
Covariates are age, marital status, level of education, rank, type of police officer, amount of alcohol consumed and passive smoking at home.