Speciality | Number of patients in study dataset | % current smokers | % ex smokers | Adjusted OR for current smoking, 95% CI, p value* | Total number of FCEs in patients aged 15+† | Number of episodes where patient current smoker‡ | Number of episodes where patient ex-smoker§ |
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Not admitted | 469 971 | 14.7 | 19.8 | Baseline | |||
Admitted | 80 007 | 17.0 | 30.2 | 1.36 (1.33 to 1.39) p<0.001 | 15 218 526 | 2 591 869 | 4 590 267 |
Adult mental illness | 472 | 51.7 | 10.6 | 5.40 (4.50 to 6.48) p<0.001 | 121 363 | 62 739 | 12 856 |
Neurology | 435 | 23.2 | 28.0 | 1.83 (1.46 to 2.29) p<0.001 | 110 457 | 25 646 | 30 979 |
Oral surgery | 1501 | 22.3 | 20.7 | 1.55 (1.37 to 1.75) p<0.001 | 185 189 | 41 208 | 38 247 |
Thoracic medicine | 1178 | 21.9 | 37.4 | 2.06 (1.79 to 2.37) p<0.001 | 328 631 | 71 975 | 122 748 |
Neurosurgery | 514 | 21.6 | 28.6 | 1.71 (1.39 to 2.12) p<0.001 | 79 511 | 17 171 | 22 740 |
Pain management | 880 | 21.6 | 29.3 | 1.88 (1.60 to 2.21) p<0.001 | |||
Accident and emergency | 3320 | 21.5 | 26.5 | 1.80 (1.65 to 1.96) p<0.001 | 616 188 | 132 703 | 163 141 |
Ear, nose and throat | 2076 | 21.5 | 25.3 | 1.64 (1.47 to 1.82) p<0.001 | 255 163 | 54 818 | 64 651 |
Vascular surgery | 440 | 20.5 | 38.2 | 1.88 (1.49 to 2.37) p<0.001 | |||
Upper GI surgery | 402 | 20.4 | 31.1 | 1.64 (1.28 to 2.10) p<0.001 | |||
Gynaecology | 5089 | 20.1 | 21.8 | 1.32 (1.23 to 1.41) p<0.001 | 1 023 518 | 205 548 | 222 845 |
Maxillo-facial surgery | 718 | 18.8 | 24.2 | 1.40 (1.16 to 1.70) p<0.001 | |||
General medicine | 12 343 | 18.7 | 32.8 | 1.67 (1.59 to 1.75) p<0.001 | 2 807 520 | 523 609 | 920 752 |
Obstetrics | 4960 | 18.6 | 24.8 | 0.98 (0.92 to 1.06) p=0.667 | 751 316 | 139 963 | 186 163 |
General surgery | 9433 | 18.3 | 29.1 | 1.46 (1.39 to 1.54) p<0.001 | 1 704 643 | 312 449 | 496 412 |
Clinical oncology | 433 | 16.9 | 33.9 | 1.49 (1.16 to 1.92) p=0.002 | 346 188 | 58 364 | 117 528 |
Midwifery | 1803 | 16.1 | 23.6 | 0.81 (0.72 to 0.92) p=0.001 | 263 599 | 42 398 | 62 281 |
Gastroenterology | 5182 | 16.0 | 32.0 | 1.31 (1.22 to 1.41) p<0.001 | 755 762 | 120 759 | 241 809 |
Plastic surgery | 1713 | 15.7 | 28.5 | 1.20 (1.05 to 1.37) p=0.006 | 216 779 | 34 042 | 61 883 |
Urology | 4731 | 15.1 | 35.5 | 1.28 (1.18 to 1.39) p<0.001 | 791 324 | 119 259 | 281 170 |
Trauma and orthopaedics | 10 170 | 14.9 | 28.7 | 1.18 (1.12 to 1.25) p<0.001 | 1 118 975 | 167 021 | 320 619 |
Medical oncology | 430 | 14.9 | 33.7 | 1.32 (1.01 to 1.73) p=0.041 | 212 779 | 31 669 | 71 751 |
Colorectal surgery | 1122 | 14.3 | 33.5 | 1.16 (0.98 to 1.37) p=0.088 | |||
Rheumatology | 553 | 14.1 | 31.6 | 1.17 (0.92 to 1.48) p=0.216 | 147 583 | 20 816 | 46 703 |
Nephrology | 405 | 14.1 | 38.0 | 1.21 (0.91 to 1.60) p=0.189 | 159 858 | 22 499 | 60 786 |
Breast surgery | 475 | 13.9 | 25.9 | 1.09 (0.84 to 1.41) p=0.533 | |||
Dermatology | 944 | 13.1 | 32.9 | 1.14 (0.94 to 1.38) p=0.178 | 115 950 | 15 231 | 38 200 |
Cardiology | 3715 | 13.1 | 41.3 | 1.18 (1.07 to 1.30) p=0.001 | 571 086 | 74 556 | 236 121 |
Clinical haematology | 669 | 11.7 | 33.3 | 0.97 (0.77 to 1.23) p=0.822 | 396 215 | 46 195 | 132 072 |
Geriatric medicine | 2044 | 11.2 | 35.3 | 1.10 (0.95 to 1.26) p=0.197 | 719 805 | 80 644 | 254 256 |
Ophthalmology | 4586 | 9.0 | 39.9 | 0.85 (0.77 to 0.94) p=0.002 | 611 203 | 55 043 | 244 161 |
*Adjusted for sex and age group (15–19, 20–24, 25–34, 35–49, 50–59, 60+).
†Data not available for all treatment specialities.
‡Calculated as total number of FCEs for speciality × prevalence of current smoking for speciality.
§Calculated as total number of FCEs for speciality × prevalence of ex-smoking for speciality.
FCE, finished consultant episode; GI, gastrointestinal.