Table 2 Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis with correlates of chewing betel nut.
Variables | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SE | OR (95% CI) | p value | SE | AOR (95% CI) | p value | |
Sex | ||||||
Male (Ref) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Female | 0.01 | 0.82 (0.80 – 0.83) | < 0.001 | 0.03 | 0.96 (0.91 – 1.02) | 0.162 |
Age | ||||||
18—24 years (Ref) | – | – | – | |||
25–44 years | 0.02 | 5.06 (3.02–3.31) | < 0.001 | 0.02 | 3.18 (3.04–3.33) | < 0.001 |
45–64 years | 0.02 | 15.42 (14.75–16.12) | < 0.001 | 0.03 | 8.35 (7.95–8.76) | < 0.001 |
≥ 65 years | 0.03 | 18.06 (17.13–19.04) | < 0.001 | 0.03 | 10.17 (9.58–10.79) | < 0.001 |
Residence | ||||||
Urban (Ref) | – | – | – | – | – | |
Rural | 0.01 | 1.51 (1.48–1.54) | < 0.001 | 0.01 | 1.24 (1.21–1.27) | < 0.001 |
Education | ||||||
More than 12 years of schooling (Ref) | – | – | – | – | – | |
Illiterate | 0.03 | 7.73 (7.27–8.22) | < 0.001 | 0.04 | 2.82 (2.63–3.03) | < 0.001 |
1–5 years of schooling | 0.03 | 6.55 (6.17–9.96) | < 0.001 | 0.03 | 3.43 (3.21–3.67) | < 0.001 |
6–12 years of schooling | 0.03 | 2.56 (2.41–2.72) | < 0.001 | 0.03 | 1.90 (1.78–2.03) | < 0.001 |
Informal education (Maktab) | 0.03 | 13.68 (12.80–14.61) | < 0.001 | 0.04 | 5.06 (4.69–5.45) | < 0.001 |
Occupation | ||||||
Service (Ref) | – | – | – | |||
Agriculture | 0.03 | 4.09 (3.90–4.29) | < 0.001 | 0.03 | 1.32 (1.25–1.40) | < 0.001 |
Unemployment/Retired | 0.03 | 1.12 (1.06–1.18) | < 0.001 | 0.04 | 1.10 (1.03–1.18) | 0.004 |
Business | 0.02 | 2.72 (2.59–2.85) | < 0.001 | 0.03 | 1.47 (1.40–1.55) | < 0.001 |
Skilled/Unskilled Labor | 0.02 | 3.15 (3.01–3.30) | < 0.001 | 0.03 | 1.60 (1.53–1.70) | < 0.001 |
Housewife | 0.02 | 2.19 (2.10–2.29) | < 0.001 | 0.03 | 1.53 (1.43–1.63) | < 0.001 |
Marital Status | ||||||
Never Married (Ref) | – | – | – | |||
Ever Married | 0.03 | 9.26 (8.17–9.84) | < 0.001 | 0.04 | 2.35 (2.19–2.52) | < 0.001 |
Smoking Habit | ||||||
Non-smoker (Ref) | – | – | – | |||
Smoker | 0.01 | 2.38 (2.33–2.44) | < 0.001 | 0.02 | 1.88 (1.82–1.93) | < 0.001 |
