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Table 5 Logistic Regression of Risk Factors for GERD

From: Gastroesophageal reflux disease in a typical African population: a symptom-based multicenter study

Variable

Univariate Logistic Regression

 

Multivariate Logistic Regression

 
 

95% CI

 

95% CI

OR

Lower

Upper

P value

OR

Lower

Upper

P value

Age

1.018

1.011

1.025*

0.000

1.014

1.006

1.022

001

Bmi

1.002

.992

1.013

0.651

1.003

.993

1.013

.574

Cigarette

1.226

.759

1.980

0.405

1.512

.884

2.558

.123

Alcohol

0.817

.608

1.099

0.182

.853

.611

1.191

.351

Cola

1.513

1.194

1.915*

0.001

1.290

.988

1.685

.062

Coffee

1.201

.923

1.562

0.173

1.042

.760

1.428

.798

Analgesics

1.822

1.347

2.466*

0.000

1.461

1.060

2.025*

.021

Herbs

1.502

1.188

1.898*

0.001

1.318

1.020

1.704*

.035

Occupation

 Student

0.771

.482

1.235

0.280

1.101

.417

2.907

.846

 Farming

2.236

1.609

3.106*

0.000

1.858

0.743

4.647

.186

 Trading/business

0.638

0.498

0.818*

0.000

.745

.309

1.797

.512

 Artisan

0.524

0.339

0.811*

0.004

.692

.267

1.795

.449

 Civil servant

.988

.717

1.363

0.943

0.991

.402

2.441

.984

 Unemployed

3.099

1.606

5.979*

0.001

2.904

0.991

8.507

.052

 Others

1.690

1.270

2.249*

0.000

1.538

.633

3.736

.342

  1. * = statistically significant
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