Table 4 Association between risk factors and hand eczema-logistic regression analysis.
Variables | Univariate | Multi-variate a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
Gender | 0.198 | 0.257 | ||
Male | 1 | 1 | ||
Female | 1.61 [0.78, 3.34] | 1.65 [0.7, 3.9] | ||
Age | 1.02 [1, 1.05] | 0.106 | 1.01 [0.98, 1.05] | 0.481 |
Disease duration | ||||
1–6 months | 1 | 1 | ||
6–12 months | 0.89 [0.28, 2.91] | 0.853 | 1.11 [0.29, 4.33] | 0.879 |
1–3 years | 0.98 [0.34, 2.78] | 0.964 | 0.92 [0.27, 3.17] | 0.888 |
≥ 3 years | 0.78 [0.32, 1.89] | 0.579 | 0.86 [0.31, 2.38] | 0.858 |
Hand washing (times daily) | 0.778 | 0.725 | ||
≤ 5 times | 1 | 1 | ||
> 5 times | 1.11 [0.54, 2.29] | 0.86 [0.36, 2.03] | ||
Working with wet hands (hours daily) | ||||
≤ 1.00 | 1.03 [0.37, 2.91] | 0.954 | 1.26 [0.41, 3.94] | 0.688 |
1.01–2.00 | 1 | 1 | ||
2.01–3.00 | — | 0.999 | — | 0.999 |
3.01–4.00 | 1.25 [0.14, 10.94] | 0.840 | 1.78 [0.15, 20.89] | 0.648 |
4.01–5.00 | 3.75 [0.33, 43.31] | 0.290 | 7.20 [0.45, 116.06] | 0.164 |
≥ 5.01- | 7.50 [1.29, 43.69] | 0.025 | 8.17 [1.27, 59.97] | 0.028 |
Chapped skin | 0.037 | 0.017 | ||
No | 1 | 1 | ||
Yes | 2.51 [1.06, 5.98] | 3.72 [1.27, 10.91] | ||
Prescription | 0.063 | 0.414 | ||
External medicines | 1 | 1 | ||
System medicines | 2.24 [0.96, 5.23] | 1.52 [0.56, 4.15] | ||