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Table 5 Regression analysis of different factors associated with uninvestigated dyspepsia of study participants in Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeastern Ethiopia, 2015 (n = 318)

From: Uninvestigated dyspepsia and associated factors of patients with gastrointestinal disorders in Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

Variable

Total

UD = n(%)

COR(95%CI)

AOR(95%CI)

p-value

Marital status

Married

214

99(46.3)

ref

  

Single

63

30(47.6)

1.06(0.60--1.85)

–

–

Divorced/widowed

41

25(61.0)

1.82(0.92--3.59)

–

–

Residence

Rural

73

38(52.1)

ref

ref

 

Urban

194

87(44.8)

0.75(0.44--1.28)

2.32(0.73–7.34)

0.152

Suburban

51

29(56.9)

1.21(0.59--2.49)

4.71(1.44–15.39)

0.010*

Occupation

Gov,t

108

48(44.4)

ref

  

Student

29

16(55.2)

1.54(0.68--3.51)

–

–

Farmer

66

38(57.6)

1.70(0.91--3.15)

–

–

Merchant

51

20(39.2)

0.81(0.41--1.59)

–

–

Housewife

51

29(56.9)

1.65(0.84--3.23)

–

–

Others

13

3(23.1)

0.38(0.10--1.44)

–

–

Tea consumption

Never

106

59(55.7)

ref

ref

 

One cup/day

96

57(59.4)

1.16(0.67--2.04)

0.99(0.47--2.07)

0.975

>one cup/day

116

38(32.8)

0.39(0.23--0.67)

0.34(0.17--0.70)

0.003*

Raw fruit/ Vegetable consumption

Never

78

49(62.8)

ref

ref

 

Eat once/day

53

22(41.5)

0.42(0.21--0.86)

0.31(0.13--0.77)

0.011*

Eat once/week

187

83(44.4)

0.47(0.28--0.81)

0.48(0.24--0.98)

0.042*

Recent drug consumption

Never

187

67(35.8)

ref

ref

 

Aspirin/NSAID

87

61(70.1)

4.20(2.43--7.27)

5.29(2.82--9.93)

<0.001*

Other drugs

44

26/59.1

2.59(1.32--5.06)

3.12(1.46--6.69)

0.003*

Blood group

Group A

82

37/45.1

ref

  

Group B

89

35/39.3

0.79(0.43--1.45)

–

–

Group AB

21

12/57.1

1.62(0.62--4.27)

–

–

Group O

126

70/55.6

1.52(0.87--2.66)

–

–

H. pylori infection

No

219

87/39.7

ref

ref

 

Yes

99

67/67.7

3.18(1.93--5.24)

4.33(2.41--7.76)

<0.001*