Table 3.

Results from a priori tests of kaddipudi, paan, combined tobacco, and presence/absence of cotinine in Jenu Kuruba women.

Model: Protection
Variables	Kaddipuddi OR (95% CI)	Paan OR (95% CI)	Combined Tobacco OR (95% CI)	Cotinine OR (95% CI)
Number of children	0.82 (0.46, 1.45)	1.43 (0.84, 2.52)	1.08 (0.64, 1.82)	1.41 (0.73, 2.84)
Hemoglobin	0.38 (0.21, 0.64)**	0.62 (0.37, 1.00)†	0.48 (0.29, 0.77)**	0.62 (0.32, 1.14)
Age	1.38 (0.80, 2.43)	1.50 (0.92, 2.50)	1.43 (0.87, 2.36)	1.01 (0.53, 1.93)
Observations	74	74	74	74
Null deviance (df)				79.77
Residual deviance (df)	124.45	147.71	147.97	75.66
AIC	134.45	157.72	157.97	83.67
Model: Self-Medication
Variables	Kaddipuddi OR (95% CI)	Paan OR (95% CI)	Combined Tobacco OR (95% CI)	Cotinine OR (95% CI)
Hemoglobin	0.40 (0.22, 0.71)**	0.62 (0.37, 1.00)†	0.50 (0.30, 0.82)**	0.59 (0.29, 1.07)†
Current stress	1.83 (1.09, 3.17)*	1.20 (0.74, 1.97)	1.82 (1.12, 3.05)*	0.85 (0.46, 1.59)
Agricultural worker	1.90 (1.11, 3.42)*	1.19 (0.76, 1.86)	1.63 (1.03, 2.62)*	1.29 (0.73, 2.28)
Age	0.99 (0.59, 1.65)	1.60 (0.99, 2.62)†	1.18 (0.73, 1.91)	1.16 (0.62, 2.23)
Observations	74	74	74	74
Null deviance (df)				79.77
Residual deviance (df)	115.39	148.41	138.84	75.63
AIC	127.39	160.41	150.84	85.63
	Model: Gender Inequality
Variables	Kaddipuddi OR (95% CI)	Paan OR (95% CI)	Combined Tobacco OR (95% CI)	Cotinine OR (95% CI)
Woman - finances	0.82 (0.43, 1.50)	1.04 (0.61, 1.80)	0.82 (0.48, 1.37)	2.16 (0.94, 7.70)
Woman - work	1.49 (0.90, 2.58)	1.10 (0.70, 1.73)	1.30 (0.83, 2.06)	1.31 (0.71, 2.43)
Education	0.31 (0.16, 0.55)***	0.66 (0.39, 1.08)†	0.46 (0.27, 0.74)**	0.29 (0.10, 0.66)*
Number of children	1.31 (0.75, 2.34)	1.65 (0.98, 2.90)†	1.39 (0.84, 2.37)	2.03 (0.98, 4.63)
Age	0.77 (0.38, 1.45)	1.18 (0.68, 2.03)	1.07 (0.62, 1.85)	0.56 (0.26, 1.16)
Observations	74	74	74	74
Null deviance (df)				79.77
Residual deviance (df)	118.88	148.24	145.96	62.70
AIC	132.88	162.24	159.96	74.70

^†p ≤ 0.10

^*p ≤ 0.05

^**p ≤ 0.01

^***p ≤ 0.001