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. 2013 Sep 8;6:356. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-356

Table 2.

Determinants of respiratory diseases: univariate analysis

Risk factors of respiratory diseases Category OR
 95% CI of OR
 p-value
(Unadjusted) (Unadjusted)
Marital status
 Married
 1.00
 -
 -
Unmarried/ Widowed/ Separated/ Divorced
 0.48
 0.17-0.79
 0.031*
Overcrowding
 Absent
 1.00
 -
 -
Present
 14.2
 9.2-17.6
 0.0001*
Literacy status
 Literate
 1.00
 -
 -
Illiterate
 5.2
 2.6-8.7
 0.026*
H/o chronic exposure to allergen
 Absent
 1.00
 -
 -
Present
 8.2
 4.3-11.8
 0.003*
Family H/o chronic exposure to allergen
 Absent
 1.00
 -
 -
Present
 3.8
 1.3-6.9
 0.037*
Use of fossil/ smoke producing fuel for cooking
 Absent
 1.00
 -
 -
Present
 8.4
 2.3-11.4
 0.038*
H/o chronic respiratory illness within last 5 years
 Absent
 1.00
 -
 -
Present
 10.6
 5.6-13.2
 0.012*
Family H/o chronic respiratory illness within last 5 years
 Absent
 1.00
 -
 -
Present
 2.3
 1.5-6.3
 0.001*
Smoking habit
 Absent
 1.00
 -
 -
Present
 3.4
 2.3-7.7
 0.001*
H/o passive smoking
 Absent
 1.00
 -
 -
Present
 7.7
 5.1-9.4
 0.047*
Pets at home
 Absent
 1.00
 -
 -
Present
 2.4
 1.4-5.6
 0.046*
H/o parasitic diseases affecting lung
 Absent
 1.00
 -
 -
Present
 10.7
 2.7-13.8
 0.037*
History of psychiatric illness attributing to respiratory distress Absent
 1.00
 -
 -
Present 8.2 4.6-12.3 0.0001*

* p value <0.05 is considered as significant.