Table 3.
Comparison of morbidity status of the study subjects living in different localities
| Morbidity | Industrial area No (%) | Commercial area No (%) | "Industrial versus commercial area" Odds ratio (unadjusted) (95% CI) | "Industrial versus commercial area" Odds ratio* (95% CI) | Residential area No (%) | "Industrial versus residential area" Odds ratio (unadjusted) (95% CI) | "Industrial versus residential area" Odds ratio* (95% CI) |
| Cough in morning | 35 (3.7) | 16 (1.6) | 2.36 (1.26–4.49) | 1.83 (1.05–3.29) | 15 (2.0) | 1.88 (0.99–3.64) | 1.36 (0.79–3.21) |
| Phlegm in morning | 22 (2.3) | 10 (0.9) | 2.59 (1.16–5.89) | 2.12 (1.02–4.92) | 11(1.3) | 1.79 (0.82–3.95) | 1.76 (0.72–3.47) |
| Breathlessness while walking | 53 (5.5) | 50 (4.6) | 1.21(0.80–1.83) | 1.32(0.72–1.94) | 27 (3.3) | 1.7 (1.04–2.81) | 1.8 (0.94–3.87) |
| Wheezing | 36 (3.7) | 9 (0.8) | 4.8 (2.2–10.7) | 4.2 (1.6–9.6) | 19 (2.3) | 1.63 (0.90–2.98) | 1.44 (0.82–3.08) |
| Hemoptysis | 6 (0.6) | 4 (0.4) | 1.50 (0.38–6.34) | 1.67 (0.49–5.94) | 4 (0.5) | 1.35 (0.34–5.70) | 1.32 (0.29–4.69) |
| Asthma | 23 (2.4) | 8 (0.7) | 3.5 (1.5–8.5) | 2.9 (1.05–7.02) | 14 (1.8) | 1.34 (0.66–2.76) | 1.89 (0.86–2.92) |
| T.B | 6 (0.6) | 5 (0.5) | 1.20 (0.32–4.54) | 1.39 (0.29–3.57) | 2 (0.2) | 3.01(0.55–21.59) | 2.91(0.42–11.20) |
| Frequent loss appetite/nausea | 56 (5.8) | 11 (1.0) | 6.1(3.1–12.4) | 4.2 (2.02–8.3) | 11 (1.4) | 4.3 (2.2–8.8) | 3.2 (1.2–5.7) |
| Frequent loose stools | 40 (4.2) | 4 (0.4) | 10.9 (3.7–36.1) | 6.2 (2.7–16.9) | 14 (1.7) | 2.5 (1.3–4.9) | 2.6 (1.4–4.1) |
| Jaundice | 16 (1.7) | 6 (0.5) | 3.4 (1.3–9.9) | 3.1 (1.7–7.2) | 1 (0.1) | 17.3 (2.4–350.3) | 11.5 (2.3–37.9) |
| Malaria | 22 (2.3) | 40 (3.6) | 0.63 (0.36–1.10) | 1.01 (0.42–1.43) | 28 (3.4) | 0.67 (0.37–1.22) | 0.97 (0.62–1.49) |
| Skin – itching/redness | 65 (6.7) | 30 (2.7) | 2.6 (1.6–4.1) | 1.8 (0.92–5.3) | 10 (1.2) | 5.9 (2.9–12.3) | 3.7 (1.2–9.3) |
| Eye irritation | 234 (24.3) | 32 (3.5) | 8.8 (5.9–13.2) | 5.8 (2.3–9.1) | 49 (6.7) | 4.5 (3.2–6.3) | 3.1 (2.1–7.3) |
| Motting/fluorosis | 22 (2.3) | 2 (0.2) | 11.7 (2.7–72.4) | 3.9 (1.5–11.4) | 8 (1.0) | 2.3 (0.98–5.72) | 1.9 (0.72–4.22) |
| Dental carries | 331(34.4) | 189 (17.3) | 2.5 (2.03–3.09) | 2.1 (1.76–3.29) | 197 (24.1) | 1.65 (1.33–2.04) | 1.82 (1.03–2.94) |
*Adjusted for age, smoking, educational status, income and occupation.