Table 3 Variables associated with symptom-based GERD determined by GerdQ in the 1072 participants in south-western India
GerdQ | Univariate | Mutually-adjusted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | <8 | ≥8 | Odds Ratio (95 % CI) | Odds Ratio (95 % CI) | |
Total | 834 | 238 | |||
Age (y) | |||||
20–29 | 157 | 16 | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | |
30–39 | 222 | 55 | 2.4 (1.3–4.4) | 2.1 (1.1–3.9) | |
40–49 | 215 | 60 | 2.7 (1.5–4.9) | 2.2 (1.2–4.1) | |
50–59 | 137 | 61 | 4.3 (2.4–7.9) | 3.3 (1.7–6.3) | |
≥60 | 103 | 46 | 4.4 (2.3–8.2) | 3.0 (1.5–6.1) | |
Sex | |||||
Men | 250 | 85 | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | |
Women | 584 | 153 | 0.7 (0.5–1.0) | 0.7 (0.5–1.1) | |
BMI (kg/m2)a | |||||
<25 | 570 | 139 | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | |
25–29.9 | 222 | 76 | 1.4 (1.0–1.9) | 1.4 (1.0–2.0) | |
≥30 | 42 | 23 | 2.2 (1.3–3.9) | 2.3 (1.3–4.1) | |
Domicile | |||||
Rural | 592 | 139 | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | |
Urban | 242 | 99 | 1.7 (1.3–2.3) | 1.8 (1.3–2.5) | |
Educational level | |||||
Low (0–8) | 247 | 97 | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | |
Middle (9–12) | 345 | 101 | 0.7 (0.5–1.0) | 0.9 (0.6–1.3) | |
High (≥13) | 219 | 35 | 0.4 (0.3–0.6) | 0.6 (0.4–1.0) | |
Religion | |||||
Hinduism | 700 | 191 | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | |
Muslim | 83 | 25 | 1.1 (0.7–1.8) | 1.4 (0.8–2.3) | |
Christian | 30 | 16 | 1.9 (1.0–3.7) | 1.6 (0.8–3.1) | |
Pan masala chewing | |||||
Never | 768 | 202 | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | |
ever chewer | 65 | 36 | 2.1 (1.4–3.3) | 2.0 (1.2–3.2) | |
Cigarette smoking | |||||
Never | 716 | 197 | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | |
ever smoker | 116 | 40 | 1.3 (0.8–1.9) | 0.7 (0.4–1.2) | |