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. 2012 Mar 5;22(2):136–143. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20110058

Table 4. Multiple logistic regression analysis of the relationship between chronic mountain sickness and significant immigrant community factors (model including all variables).

Variable OR 95% CI P
Residential altitude (km)a 3.970 (3.107, 5.074) <0.001
Medicine expenditureb 0.897 (0.817, 0.985) 0.022
Oxygen-generating system  
 Unavailable (ref.) 1    
 Available 0.827 (0.704, 0.970) 0.020
Community type      
 Rural (ref.) 1    
 Urban 1.228 (1.034, 1.460) 0.019
Occupation      
 Logistics (ref.) 1    
 Guard 1.104 (0.910, 1.340) 0.316
 Construction 1.240 (1.022, 1.504) 0.029

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. aControl factor; bstandardized odds score.