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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Cancer Prev. 2019 May;28(3):145–150. doi: 10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000439

Table 3. Independent associations of colorectal cancer after multi-variate analysis.

Variable Odds Ratio 95% CI P value
Ever lived in town 3.6 1.1 – 12.2 0.036

Monthly income (USD)
            201- 500 0.6 0.3 – 1.3 0.165
            501- 1000 0.6 0.2 - 1.7 0.291
            > 1000 1.8 0.5 – 6.3 0.379

Highest level of education
            Secondary 0.5 0.2 - 1.2 0.111
            Tertiary 1.6 0.6 – 4.3 0.320

Ever used alcohol 0.9 0.4 – 1.9 0.764

Ever smoked 0.8 0.4 – 1.9 0.693

Diabetes Mellitus 5.3 1.4 – 19.9 0.012

Previous schistosomiasis 2.3 1.3 – 4.3 0.006

Cancer in 1st degree relatives 3.2 1.4 – 7.6 0.007