Table 4.
Pathologies and symptoms among residents of the villages of Talap (main group) and Malshybai (comparison group) with winter quarters in the Karaganda region.
| Main group (Talap village) | Comparison group (Malshybai village) | Univariate analyses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | Lower limit | Upper limit | P value | |||
| Sample | 260 | 146 | ||||
| Frequent colds, 3–5 times per year, n (%) | 35 (13.5) | 50 (34.2) | 0.299 | 0.1823 | 0.4893 | <0.05 |
| Allergies | 20 (7.7) | 28 (19.2) | 0.351 | 0.1899 | 0.6494 | <0.05 |
| Registered CHD | 38 (14.6) | 17 (10.1) | 1.299 | 0.7046 | 2.3945 | >0.05 |
| Registered AH | 74 (28.5) | 26 (17.8) | 1.836 | 1.1111 | 3.0345 | <0.05 |
| Diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract without dispensary registration | 66 (25.4) | 34 (23.3) | 1.121 | 0.6972 | 1.8014 | >0.05 |
| Hepatitis, pancreatitis, peptic ulcers or other digestive obstructions (observed by a doctor) | 104 (40.0) | 64 (43.8) | 0.854 | 0.5666 | 1.2876 | >0.05 |
| Decreased hemoglobin, previous anemia | 83 (31.9) | 29 (19.9) | 1.892 | 1.1672 | 3.0666 | <0.05 |
| Diabetes mellitus, obesity, thyrotoxicosis (already diagnosed) | 93 (35.8) | 35 (24.0) | 1.766 | 1.1185 | 2.7888 | <0.05 |
| Neurological disorders (observed by a neurologist) | 32 (12.3) | 18 (12.3) | 0.998 | 0.5387 | 1.8492 | >0.05 |