Table 2.

Factors associated with Chewing habit

		Nil	Yes	Total	Odds ratio	Chi-square value	P
Age in years	<35	59	10	69	1.6731 (0.7209-3.8830)	1.4540	0.2278
	Row %	85.5	14.5	100.0
	Col %	46.8	34.5	44.5
	≥35	67	19	86
	Row %	77.9	22.1	100.0
	Col %	53.2	65.5	55.5
	TOTAL	126	29	155
	Row %	81.3	18.7	100.0
	Col %	100.0	100.0	100.0
Occupation group	Housewife	86	20	106	0.9675 (0.4047-2.3130)	0.0055	0.9407
	Row %	81.1	18.9	100.0
	Col %	68.3	69.0	68.4
	Others	40	9	49
	Row %	81.6	18.4	100.0
	Col %	31.7	31.0	31.6
	TOTAL	126	29	155
	Row %	81.3	18.7	100.0
	Col %	100.0	100.0	100.0
Education group	Less Educated	43	16	59	0.4209 (0.1855-0.9550)	4.4289	0.0353
	Row %	72.9	27.1	100.0
	Col %	34.1	55.2	38.1
	More Educated	83	13	96
	Row % Col %	86.5 65.9	13.5 44.8	100.0 61.9
	TOTAL	126	29	155
	Row %	81.3	18.7	100.0
	Col %	100.0	100.0	100.0
Place of residence	Rural	98	25	123	0.5600 (0.1798-1.7440)	1.0224	0.3119
	Row %	79.7	20.3	100.0
	Col %	77.8	86.2	79.4
	Urban	28	4	32
	Row %	87.5	12.5	100.0
	Col %	22.2	13.8	20.6
	TOTAL	126	29	155
	Row %	81.3	18.7	100.0
	Col %	100.0	100.0	100.0
Family income/month	≤10000	49	4	53	3.9773 (1.3047-12.1242)	6.5982	0.0102
	Row %	92.5	7.5	100.0
	Col %	38.9	13.8	34.2
	>10000	77	25	102
	Row %	75.5	24.5	100.0
	Col %	61.1	86.2	65.8
	TOTAL	126	29	155
	Row %	81.3	18.7	100.0
	Col %	100.0	100.0	100.0
Oral changes	Present	64	23	87	0.2693 (0.1027-0.7061)	7.7852	0.0052
	Row %	73.6	26.4	100.0
	Col %	50.8	79.3	56.1
	Absent	62	6	68
	Row %	91.2	8.8	100.0
	Col %	49.2	20.7	43.9
	TOTAL	126	29	155
	Row %	81.3	18.7	100.0
	Col %	100.0	100.0	100.0

*The association between smokeless tobacco chewing and areca nut-chewing habits and several factors