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. 2007 Nov 30;13(4):211–215. doi: 10.2188/jea.13.211

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



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