Table 4.
Association of the selected variables with the morbidity categories among the welders
| Variables | Age (years) | Duration of Employment (years) | Welding Hours per day (hours) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR | CI | p-value | AOR | CI | p-value | AOR | CI | p-value | |
| Arc eye related symptoms | 1.086 | 1.005–1.174 | 0.037 | 1.220 | 1.085–1.371 | 0.001 | 1.544 | 1.097–2.173 | 0.013 |
| Metal fume fever related symptoms | 0.982 | 0.920–1.048 | 0.587 | 1.078 | 0.995–1.168 | 0.068 | 1.408 | 1.060–1.871 | 0.018 |
| Asthma related symptoms | 1.009 | 0.946–1.077 | 0.785 | 1.055 | 0.974–1.143 | 0.187 | 1.292 | 0.975–1.712 | 0.075 |
| Skin problems related symptoms | 0.964 | 0.892–1.042 | 0.362 | 1.259 | 1.109–1.431 | 0.000 | 1.404 | 0.987–1.999 | 0.059 |
| Hearing problems related symptoms | 1.326 | 1.196–1.471 | 0.000 | 1.024 | 0.917–1.143 | 0.675 | 1.919 | 1.315–2.802 | 0.001 |
Bold indicates p-value < 0.05, taken as significant