Table 7 The results of crude and adjusted logistic regression analysis of demographic and exposure factors as predictors of different symptoms among pesticide handlers.

From: Assessment of pesticide handling and use practices and associated health and safety concerns among rice farmers, in Northern Iran

Respiratory

Variables

Crude OR

p-value

CI 95%

Adjusted OR

p-value

CI 95%

Age

1

0.972

0.975

1.02

0.992

0.647

0.960

1.026

Smoke

1.94

0.001

1.19

4.94

1.86

0.162

0.778

4.483

Area under cultivation

1.01

0.627

0.962

1.06

0.983

0.547

0.932

1.038

Protective boots

0.148

0.001

0.066

0.339

0.171

0.001

0.061

0.486

Hat

0.299

0.001

0.145

0.614

0.584

0.290

0.216

1.579

Gloves

1.12

0.771

0.500

2.59

2.97

0.055

0.975

9.072

Mask

0.578

0.193

0.253

1.31

0.774

0.663

0.247

2.436

Glasses/goggles

0.537

0.121

0.247

1.17

0.670

0.507

0.206

2.184

Coveralls

0.481

0.087

0.209

1.11

0.983

0.978

0.300

3.221

ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat)

 Age

0.997

0.859

0.996

1.04

1.02

0.294

0.978

1.075

 Smoke

0.796

0.683

0.267

2.37

0.556

0.395

0.144

2.151

 Area under cultivation

0.855

0.185

0.928

1.47

1.12

0.305

0.899

1.407

 Protective boots

0.458

0.137

0.163

1.28

0.178

0.036

0.035

0.892

 Hat

1.43

0.478

0.532

3.85

1.54

0.604

0.299

7.955

 Gloves

0.988

0.988

0.928

1.07

0.997

0.998

0.979

1.09

 Mask

2.03

0.362

0.441

9.40

0.728

0.746

0.106

4.973

 Glasses/goggles

3.64

0.012

1.32

9.97

2.025

0.349

0.462

8.873

 Coveralls

2.63

0.061

0.956

7.24

1.860

0.427

0.403

8.595

Urological

 Age

0.984

0.487

0.940

1.03

0.971

0.372

0.911

1.03

 Smoke

3.31

0.051

0.993

11.04

1.24

0.795

0.235

6.63

 Area under cultivation

3.51

0.049

1.03

12.28

2.56

0.098

0.840

7.82

 Protective boots

0.048

0.001

0.010

0.233

0.066

0.023

0.006

0.683

 Hat

0.197

0.041

0.042

0.933

0.546

0.662

0.036

8.23

 Gloves

1.49

0.615

0.312

7.17

2.96

0.248

0.470

18.61

 Mask

0.690

0.597

0.175

2.72

1.36

0.751

0.203

9.12

 Glasses/goggles

1.23

0.739

0.353

0.434

3.91

0.244

0.393

39.01

 Coveralls

0.551

0.456

0.115

2.63

0.338

0.420

0.024

4.72

Musculoskeletal

 Age

0.969

0.052

0.939

1.00

0.964

0.074

0.927

1.04

 Smoke

5.42

0.001

2.31

12.70

3.84

0.007

1.43

10.32

 Area under cultivation

1.03

0.410

0.955

1.11

0.968

0.437

0.893

1.05

 Protective boots

0.199

0.001

0.085

0.464

0.315

0.044

0.102

0.969

 Hat

0.247

0.003

0.099

0.616

0.247

0.048

0.062

0.986

 Gloves

0.995

0.992

0.387

2.56

1.85

0.310

0.564

6.07

 Mask

0.610

0.298

0.240

1.54

1.00

0.999

0.277

3.61

 Glasses/goggles

0.812

0.647

0.332

1.98

1.41

0.635

0.342

5.82

 Coveralls

0.486

0.173

0.173

1.37

0.805

0.781

0.175

3.70

Digestive

 Age

0.999

0.961

0.971

1.03

1.01

0.631

0.966

1.05

 Smoke

5.32

0.001

2.35

12.02

3.67

0.025

1.17

11.44

 Area under cultivation

1.13

0.095

0.979

1.31

1.04

0.533

0.919

1.17

 Protective boots

0.052

0.001

0.020

0.133

0.028

0.000

0.006

0.131

 Hat

0.309

0.006

0.133

0.718

1.90

0.440

0.371

9.77

 Gloves

1.15

0.760

0.454

2.95

7.12

0.016

1.43

35.28

 Mask

0.465

0.091

0.192

1.12

0.452

0.305

0.099

2.06

 Glasses/goggles

0.843

0.697

0.357

1.99

0.679

0.632

0.139

3.31

 Coveralls

0.545

0.220

0.207

1.43

1.19

0.834

0.223

6.43

Eyes

 Age

1.00

0.860

0.975

1.03

1.07

0.729

0.968

1.04

 Smoke

2.31

0.030

1.08

4.93

1.16

0.780

0.405

3.33

 Area under cultivation

1.04

0.277

0.967

1.12

0.973

0.448

0.908

1.04

 Protective boots

0.073

0.001

0.030

0.175

0.032

0.000

0.008

0.133

 Hat

0.311

0.004

0.141

0.684

0.676

0.594

0.160

2.85

 Gloves

1.22

0.657

0.502

2.98

4.24

0.041

1.05

17.02

 Mask

0.510

0.124

0.216

1.20

0.593

0.454

0.151

2.33

 Glasses/goggles

1.05

0.889

0.480

2.33

1.01

0.980

0.233

4.46

 Coveralls

1.12

0.778

0.497

0.2.54

4.72

0.039

1.08

20.57

Dental

 Age

0.987

0.676

0.926

1.05

1.03

0.394

0.955

1.12

 Smoke

1.06

0.943

0.188

6.02

0.791

0.842

0.078

7.97

 Area under cultivation

2.17

0.247

0.585

8.07

2.58

0.369

0.326

20.47

 Protective boots

1.65

0.652

0.187

14.60

0.182

0.336

0.006

5.86

 Hat

1.10

0.997

0.001

1.03

1.00

0.996

0.002

1.02

 Gloves

1.01

0.998

0.001

1.03

1.88

1.00

0.001

1.01

 Mask

1.02

0.996

0.002

1.02

0.185

1.00

0.001

1.01

 Glasses/goggles

1.02

0.996

0.001

1.00

1.00

0.996

0.001

1.01

 Coveralls

1.10

0.990

0.001

1.01

1.00

0.995

0.002

1.02

Dermal

 Age

0.994

0.691

0.967

1.02

0.993

0.695

0.958

1.029

 Smoke

3.12

0.003

1.45

6.67

1.87

0.184

0.742

4.711

 Area under cultivation

1.08

0.131

0.977

1.19

1.01

0.709

0.931

1.111

 Protective boots

0.102

0.001

0.046

0.247

0.099

0.000

0.031

0.313

 Hat

0.364

0.010

0.168

0.789

1.03

0.952

0.307

3.509

 Gloves

0.828

0.661

0.355

1.92

1.85

0.300

0.577

5.973

 Mask

0.422

0.047

0.180

0.988

0.548

0.333

0.162

1.852

 Glasses/goggles

0.897

0.790

0.401

2.00

1.11

0.875

0.304

4.057

 Coveralls

0.784

0.575

0.334

1.83

1.38

0.627

0.374

5.112

Neural

 

 Age

1.01

0.207

0.991

1.04

1.01

0.295

.985

1.05

 Smoke

3.45

0.001

1.67

7.10

2.98

0.014

1.24

7.15

 Area under cultivation

1.02

0.481

0.966

1.07

0.990

0.722

0.936

1.04

 Protective boots

0.156

0.001

0.070

0.351

0.247

0.008

0.088

0.692

 Hat

0.324

0.002

0.159

0.660

0.617

0.356

0.221

1.72

 Gloves

0.839

0.664

0.381

1.84

2.60

0.089

0.863

7.87

 Mask

0.354

0.014

0.155

0.809

0.450

0.174

0.142

1.42

 Glasses/goggles

0.604

0.199

280

1.30

1.15

0.813

0.352

3.77

 

0.553

0.154

0.245

1.24

0.842

0.776

0.258

2.75

  1. Significant values are in bold.