Table 6.

Predictors of using corticosteroids.

Variable	Odds Ratio of Using Corticosteroids (95% Confidence Interval)	p -Value
Age categories
18–20 years (reference group)	1.00
21–30 years	1.04 (0.60–1.79)	0.893
31–40 years	1.28 (0.74–2.23)	0.376
41–50 years	2.23 (1.23–4.04)	0.008
51–60 years	1.53 (0.78–3.02)	0.216
61 years and above	1.55 (0.49–4.91)	0.453
Gender
Females (reference group)	1.00
Males	0.47 (0.34–0.66)	<0.001
Education
Higher education (reference group)	1.00
Secondary school	-	-
Intermediate school	0.43 (0.24–0.77)	0.005
Bachelor’s degree	1.22 (0.30–4.93)	0.786
Primary school or lower	0.57 (0.33–0.96)	0.035
Employment
Student (reference group)	1.00
Unemployed	1.64 (1.02–2.65)	0.042
Retired	1.96 (0.96–4.03)	0.066
Employed (private sector)	0.81 (0.50–1.32)	0.398
Employed (governmental sector)	1.44 (0.91–2.26)	0.117
Marital status
Widowed (reference group)	1.00
Single	0.65 (0.12–3.41)	0.609
Married	1.32 (0.25–6.90)	0.744
Divorced	1.41 (0.23–8.78)	0.715