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. 2011 Dec 22;10:109. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-10-109

Table 3.

Comparison of the odds ratio of diarrhea risk between drinking intermediate-depth tubewell and shallow tubewell water

Comparison Control variables n OR 95%CI p
Intermediate-depth wells vs. shallow wells Unstratified 45600 1.24 1.19 1.29 < 0.001

Flood control

 Yes 17926 1.43 1.33 1.53 < 0.001

 No 33480 1.15 1.09 1.21 < 0.001

Population density

 Low 13157 1.25 1.16 1.36 < 0.001

 Medium 15191 1.22 1.14 1.31 < 0.001

 High 17252 1.25 1.17 1.33 < 0.001

Wealth

 Low 2510 1.13 0.94 1.35 0.197

 Low medium 11991 1.28 1.18 1.38 < 0.001

 Medium 19605 1.29 1.22 1.37 < 0.001

 High medium 9172 1.22 1.12 1.34 < 0.001

 High 1697 1.26 0.99 1.59 0.056

Education

 < 1 year 3513 1.21 1.04 1.42 0.017

 1-3 years 11417 1.20 1.11 1.30 < 0.001

 3-5 years 16639 1.33 1.25 1.43 < 0.001

 5-7 years 9895 1.25 1.14 1.36 < 0.001

 ≥ 7 years 4136 1.28 1.11 1.48 0.001

Year

 2000 6279 1.30 1.17 1.44 < 0.001

 2001 6436 1.30 1.17 1.45 < 0.001

 2002 6540 1.15 1.03 1.28 0.011

 2003 6597 1.17 1.05 1.30 < 0.004

 2004 6641 1.16 1.05 1.29 0.005

 2005 6590 1.35 1.21 1.50 0.001

 2006 6517 1.34 1.20 1.50 0.001

Children age

 0-12 months 2639 1.03 0.82 1.31 0.775

 13-24 months 3198 1.18 1.01 1.38 0.036

 25-36 months 3605 1.34 1.15 1.56 < 0.001

 37-48 months 3486 1.39 1.18 1.63 < 0.001

 49-60 months 3015 1.11 0.91 1.35 0.300

Baris drinking shallow tubewell water are the referent group. Univariate logistic regressions were used.