Table 2.

Comparative multivariate analysis of risk for chronic diseases between the study groups*.

Variable	OR (95%CI) Unadjusted	p-value	OR (95%CI) Adjusted**	p-value
Heart disease	0.75 (0.37;1.50)	0.409	1.65 (0.60;4.49)	0.328
Asthma	1.08 (0.51;2.31)	0.839	0.80 (0.29;2.20)	0.661
Other chronic lung disease	1.19 (0.51;2.80)	0.688	1.31 (0.41;4.18)	0.649
Malignancy	0.85 (0.47;1.52)	0.581	1.24 (0.56;2.72)	0.596
Stroke	0.30 (0.05;1.56)	0.129	0
Diabetes mellitus	1.0 (0.51;1.96)	0.996	1.16 (0.49;2.68)	0.73
Hypertension	1.0 (0.65;1.55)	0.989	2.87 (1.48;5.55)	0.002
Psychiatric disease	1.19 (0.51;2.80)	0.688	2.12 (0.76;5.92)	0.15
Inflammatory bowel disease	1.52 (0.14;16.91)	0.729	0.72 (0.035;14.49)	0.828
Skin disease
Inflammatory	1.15 (0.54;2.43)	0.716	1.09 (0.46;2.58)	0.842
Skin nevi	2.52 (1.42;4.48)	0.001	2.49 (1.27;4.90)	0.008
Rheumatic disorders
Inflammatory	0.55 (0.20;1.39)	0.187	0.88 (0.29;2.71)	0.83
Non-inflammatory	1.34 (0.93;1.95)	0.117	1.69 (1.06;2.69)	0.028
Vascular disease	0.63 (0.37;1.09)	0.097	0.92 (0.46;1.86)	0.824

* For all comparisons, Ramat Negev group used as the reference group.

**Adjusted for socio-demographic variables and health-related habits.