Table 5.

Factors Associated with Epistaxis Among the Participants (n=387)

Variables	Epistaxis	None Epistaxis	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	P-value
Sex
Male	77	144	2.33 (1.4–3.8)	2.09 (0.7–5.8)	0.158
Female	31	135	Ref.	Ref.
Blood group
Non-O-blood group	43	176	Ref	Ref.
O-blood group	65	103	2.58 (1.6–4.1)	3.96 (1.5–10.4)	0.005*
Interval of bathing
Once per week	55	144	1.13 (0.7–1.8)	0.59 (0.2–1.8)	0.364
Twice per week	13	17	2.26 (1.0–5.1)	0.79 (0.2–3.8)	0.766
More than twice per week	40	118	Ref.	Ref.
Type of water for Bathing
Cold water	24	111	Ref.	Ref.
Hot water	40	88	2.10 (1.2–3.7)	1.98 (0.6–6.4)
Both hot and cold water	44	80	2.54 (1.4–4.5)	4.55 (1.1–18.6)	0.035*
Datta eating interval
Daily	54	51	2.74 (1.3–5.9)	1.13 (0.3–4.7)	0.868
No daily	12	31	Ref.	Ref.
Coffee drinking habit
Yes	71	115	2.74 (1.7–4.4)	2.6 (0.9–7.3)	0.064
No	37	164	Ref.	Ref.
Coffee drinking frequency
Daily	32	30	2.33 (1.2–4.3)	2.75 (1.0 −7.4)	0.044*
Not Daily	39	85	Ref.	Ref.
Drinking Ginger tea
Yes	52	82	2.23 (1.4–3.5)	1.5 (0.5–4.3)	0.416
No	56	197	Ref.	Ref.

Note: *Significant association.