Table 3. Multivariate adjusted odds ratiosa (OR) of subjective symptom comparing between the arsenic-affected village and the arsenic-free village.
All participants of the arsenic-affected village |
Without arsenic dermatosis |
With arsenic dermatosis | ||||
n=431 | n=235 | n=196 | ||||
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ORa | 95% CI | ORa | 95% CI | ORa | 95% CI | |
Cough | 12.8 | 6.4 - 25.6 | 12.3 | 5.8 - 25.9 | 13.2 | 6.4 - 27.1 |
Stomachache | 5.8 | 3.6 - 9.4 | 4.8 | 2.8 - 8.2 | 6.9 | 4.0 - 11.7 |
Palpitation | 3.6 | 1.5 - 8.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 - 5.7 | 4.8 | 2.1 - 11.5 |
Urination trouble | 14.7 | 3.3 - 65.5 | 15.7 | 3.3 - 75.7 | 14.0 | 3.0 - 64.7 |
Spontaneous abortion | 2.7 | 0.8 - 8.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 - 6.1 | 3.8 | 1.2 - 12.7 |
Arthralgia | 1.0 | 0.7 - 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 - 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 - 1.9 |
a ORs adjusted for sex, age, smoking and alcohol consumption, with a reference group of 189 subjects in the arsenic-free village
CI: confidence interval