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. 2015 Sep 7;15:867. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2202-7

Table 3.

Association of risk factors and prevalence of disability among people aged 18 years and over in Bogra district, Bangladesh

Sample (N = 1855)
Prevalencea (95 % CI) Unadjusted OR (95 % CI) Adjusted OR (95 % CI)b
Overall 8.91 (7.73, 10.25)
Sex
 Female 9.35 (7.79, 11.17) 1 1
 Male 8.46 (6.77, 10.53) 0.90 (0.66, 1.23) 1.01 (0.48, 2.16)
Age (years)
 18–24 2.85 (1.57, 5.11) 1 1
 25–34 4.64 (3.07, 6.97) 1.66 (0.79, 3.50) 1.90 (0.82, 9.71)
 35–44 9.15 (6.64, 12.47) 3.44 (1.71, 6.92) 4.21 (1.82, 9.72)
 45–54 13.16 (9.59, 17.79) 5.17 (2.56, 10.46) 6.36 (2.78, 14.55)
 ≥55 24.49 (20.15, 29.43) 11.07 (5.73, 21.36) 8.25 (3.49, 19.49)
Education
 10 years or more 4.72 (2.77, 7.91) 1 1
 5–9 years 6.20 (4.51, 8.46) 1.34 (0.70, 2.55) 1.46 (0.67, 3.22)
 1–4 years 9.34 (6.84, 12.64) 2.08 (1.09, 3.98) 1.51 (0.67, 3.40)
 None 13.12 (10.80, 15.85) 3.05 (1.69, 5.53) 1.36 (0.59, 3.09)
Occupation
 Professional/others 6.62 (3.42, 12.41) 1 1
 Housewife 7.84 (6.35, 9.65) 1.19 (0.58, 2.48) 1.01 (0.36, 2.83)
 Daily wage laborer 8.02 (5.18, 12.21) 1.23 (0.53, 2.84) 0.84 (0.34, 2.10)
 Farmer 5.73 (3.82, 8.50) 0.86 (0.38, 1.93) 0.57 (0.24, 1.33)
 None 37.65 (29.46, 46.62) 8.75 (3.99, 19.20) 4.58 (1.80, 11.62)
Socio-economic status
 Richest quintile 7.23 (5.16, 10.03) 1 1
 Fourth quintile 5.68 (3.89, 8.22) 0.77 (0.45, 1.32) 0.89 (0.50, 1.59)
 Third quintile 8.85 (6.39, 12.12) 1.25 (0.75, 2.06) 1.47 (0.83, 2.60)
 Second quintile 11.29 (8.37, 15.07) 1.63 (1.00, 2.67) 1.68 (0.94, 3.00)
 Poorest quintile 13.30 (10.08, 17.35) 1.97 (1.22, 3.17) 1.90 (1.09, 3.30)

OR Odds ratios, CI Confidence intervals; All measures are adjusted for clustering. Values in bold represent independent variables found to be statistically (p < 0.05) associated with disability. aAdjusted for age and gender. bAdjusted for sex, age, socio-economic status, education and occupation