Table-III.
Odds Ratio Estimation of GERD with Life Style Characteristics using Binary Logistic Regression.
| Life Style Characteristics | Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence interval | Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence interval | ||
| Body weight increased in adulthood | Yes | 1.26* | 1.05,1.51 | 1.19 | 0.96,1.49 |
| Exercise time less than 30 minutes | Yes | 9.03* | 7.04,11.58 | 6.47* | 4.91,8.53 |
| Habit of midnight snacks | Yes | 6.09* | 4.99,7.42 | 5.08* | 4.03,6.40 |
| Feeling of inadequate sleep | Yes | 4.24* | 3.49,5.15 | 3.22* | 2.57,4.03 |
| Frequent skipping of breakfast | Yes | 2.85* | 2.39,3.54 | 2.70* | 2.17,3.35 |
| Dinner within two hours before going to sleep | Yes | 6.76 | 5.40,8.46 | 6.98* | 5.36,9.08 |
| Habit of smoking | Yes | 7.88 | 6.11,10.17 | 6.25* | 4.40,8.91 |
| Habit of alcohol drinking | Yes | 5.91* | 2.89,12.08 | 1.68 | 0.76,3.68 |
| Raising head of bed during sleep relieve heartburn | Yes | 15.71* | 12.62,19.54 | 11.95* | 9.31,15.32 |
| Increasing duration between eating and sleeping relieve heartburn | Yes | 0.66* | 0.54,0.81 | 0.83 | 0.65,1.06 |
| Walking after dinner relieve heartburn | No | 4.98* | 4.09,6.07 | 3.92* | 3.12,4.93 |
| Post dinner physical activity | Lying | 3.61* | 2.09,6.23 | 2.24* | 1.19,4.20 |
| Walking | 0.36* | 0.21,0.62 | 0.25* | 0.13,0.47 | |
| Sitting | 0.6 | 0.35,1.05 | 0.45* | 0.24,0.84 | |
| How long exercise daily | 15 minutes | 0.11* | 0.08,0.15 | 0.14* | 0.10,0.20 |
| 30 minutes | 0.05* | 0.03,0.08 | 0.04* | 0.02,0.07 | |
| >30 minutes | 0.02* | 0.01,0.03 | 0.02* | 0.01,0.03 | |
*
p<0.05 was considered significant.a Model were adjusted for Age, Gender and BMI.