Table 4. Results of logistic regression with smokeless tobacco habit related disease.
| Independent variables | β* | p-value | OR** | 95% CI for Exp (β) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||||
| Area | |||||
| Demra | Reference | ||||
| Tongi | 0.093 | 0.709 | 1.097 | 0.675 | 1.783 |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | Reference | ||||
| Male | 0.253 | 0.472 | 1.288 | 0.646 | 2.567 |
| Age (years) | 0.022 | 0.105 | 1.022 | 0.995 | 1.05 |
| Educational status | |||||
| No formal education | Reference | ||||
| Primary | 0.014 | 0.964 | 1.014 | 0.542 | 1.898 |
| Secondary | 0.135 | 0.644 | 1.145 | 0.645 | 2.034 |
| HSC and above | 1.051 | 0.039 | 2.86 | 1.053 | 7.764 |
| Occupation | |||||
| Housewife | Reference | ||||
| Service | 0.417 | 0.35 | 1.518 | 0.633 | 3.638 |
| Business | 0.506 | 0.246 | 1.659 | 0.706 | 3.897 |
| Garments workers/ Day labourer/Others | -0.028 | 0.94 | 0.972 | 0.467 | 2.022 |
| Frequency of use of SLT times/day | |||||
| <5 | Reference | ||||
| 6–10 | 0.513 | 0.054 | 1.67 | 0.992 | 2.814 |
| 11–15 | 0.07 | 0.869 | 1.073 | 0.465 | 2.474 |
| 16–20 | 0.361 | 0.481 | 1.434 | 0.526 | 3.914 |
| 21+ | 1.194 | 0.015 | 3.301 | 1.263 | 8.628 |
| Duration of use of SLT | 0.004 | 0.794 | 1.004 | 0.977 | 1.031 |
| Constant | -2.851 | 0 | 0.058 | ||
* Coefficient
** Odds Ratio