Table 2.
Association between intensity of betel quid use (per 10 g tobacco added to each quid) and disease outcomes among 13 988 adults in a national sample from Cambodia (2005–2006)
| Disease | All | Women only | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age-adjusted OR (95% CI) |
Multivariablea OR (95% CI) |
Age-adjusted OR (95% CI) |
Multivariablea OR (95% CI) |
|
| Tuberculosis | 1.50 (0.96–2.36) p = 0.08 |
1.39 (0.87–2.31) p = 0.21 |
1.57 (0.97–2.55) p = 0.07 |
1.42 (0.85–2.37) p = 0.18 |
| Typhoid | 1.48 (0.95–2.30) p = 0.08 |
1.53 (0.99–2.34) p = 0.06 |
1.58 (1.03–2.44) p = 0.04 |
1.56 (1.01–2.41) p = 0.05 |
| HIV/AIDS | 2.06 (1.09–3.89) p = 0.03 |
2.04 (1.10–3.70) p = 0.02 |
2.03 (1.06–3.89) p = 0.03 |
2.06 (1.11–3.82) p = 0.02 |
| Dengue fever | 2.40 (1.55–2.72) p = 0.0001 |
2.58 (1.70–3.93) p < 0.0001 |
3.12 (2.17–4.19) p < 0.0001 |
3.44 (2.25–5.25) p < 0.0001 |
| Malaria | 0.86 (0.38–1.92) p = 0.71 |
1.49 (1.03–2.18) p = 0.04 |
1.60 (1.16–2.22) p = 0.004 |
1.58 (1.13–2.20) p = 0.008 |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
a
Adjusted for age and the following additional covariables: gender, income, education, urban/rural, use of traditional medicine healer, current smoking.