Table 4.
Cumulative logistic regression models examining association between biomass exposure and St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire scores grouped into quartiles in Indian adults aged 20–62.
| St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire | Univariate Model | Adjusted Model* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |||
| Symptom | 1.66 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 1.87 | 1.07 | 3.28 |
| Activity | 0.96 | 0.59 | 1.57 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 1.22 |
| Impacts | 0.92 | 0.55 | 1.54 | 0.73 | 0.41 | 1.30 |
| Total | 1.13 | 0.69 | 1.85 | 0.94 | 0.55 | 1.63 |
*Adjusted for age, height, education, number of hours spent cooking, and environmental exposures (tobacco smoke and secondary cooking fuels).