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. 2014 Apr 14;11(4):3995–4006. doi: 10.3390/ijerph110403995

Table 4.

Logistic regression models predicting neurological symptoms.

Variables Numbness or Prickling Loss of Muscle Strength Urinary Incontinence Constipation or Diarrhea
OR 95%CI p Value OR 95%CI p Value OR 95%CI p Value OR 95%CI p Value
Group H (Yes = 1, No = 0) 2.62 1.08–6.36 0.03 * 3.82 0.96–15.25 0.06 1.22 0.31–4.84 0.77 1.51 0.47–4.88 0.49
Female (Yes = 1, No = 0) 4.48 1.66–12.10 0.003 ** 3.11 0.79–12.32 0.11 3.25 0.63–16.66 0.16 1.05 0.26–4.30 0.95
Education year 1.09 0.98–1.22 0.11 1.03 0.88–1.21 0.69 0.95 0.80–1.13 0.55 1.04 0.89–1.21 0.62
Age 1.01 0.98–1.04 0.68 1.01 0.96–1.06 0.81 0.98 0.93–1.03 0.47 1.01 0.97–1.06 0.63
BMI 0.94 0.85–1.05 0.28 0.92 0.79–1.07 0.31 0.90 0.76–1.06 0.22 0.89 0.76–1.03 0.11
Current smoker (Yes = 1, No = 0) 2.09 0.93–4.66 0.07 1.68 0.51– 5.57 0.39 2.02 0.47–8.63 0.34 2.98 0.99–9.01 0.05 *
Current drinker (Yes = 1, No = 0) 0.66 0.33–1.32 0.24 0.36 0.12–1.08 0.07 0.63 0.18–2.23 0.47 0.22 0.08–0.64 0.005 **
Other neurotoxic substances exposure 8.13 1.06–62.07 0.04 * 17.04 1.95–149.13 0.01 ** 13.24 1.49–117.51 0.02 * 7.81 1.05–58.22 0.05 **
Guangdong 1.30 0.48–3.53 0.61 0.87 0.20–3.80 0.85 0.76 0.16–3.73 0.74 0.59 0.16–2.21 0.43
Jiangxi 0.78 0.29–2.13 0.63 0.74 0.17–3.16 0.69 0.26 0.05–1.51 0.13 0.28 0.07–1.23 0.09

Note: * and ** indicate significance at 5% and 1%, respectively.