Study on the relationship of depression, anxiety, lifestyle and eating habits with the severity of reflux esophagitis

Table 4 Multivariate analysis of factors associated with RE

Factors	p value*	OR	95% CI
Factors	p value*	OR	Lower limit	Upper limit
Smoking	0.867	0.946	0.497	1.803
Drinking strong tea	0.004**	2.676	1.362	5.255
Preference for sweets	0.004**	2.049	1.252	3.355
Overeating	< 0.001**	3.446	2.018	5.885
Short interval between dinner and sleep	0.003**	2.163	1.298	3.606
Preference for acidic foods	0.002**	3.593	1.611	8.013
Preference for noodles	< 0.001**	3.259	1.959	5.423
Preference for fried and fatty foods	0.864	0.947	0.507	1.767
Preference for fruits	0.810	1.076	0.593	1.952
Sleeping on a low pillow	< 0.001**	4.343	2.433	7.750
Constipation	0.002**	3.013	1.506	6.030
Overweight /obesity	0.188	1.443	0.836	2.490
Depression	0.032**	2.004	1.126	3.828
Anxiety	0.043**	1.908	1.118	3.669
Low education level	< 0.001**	22.076	12.752	37.267
Hypertension	0.001**	3.474	1.618	7.461
Calcium channel blockers	0.044**	2.722	1.598	7.546

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval. *p-values were derived from multivariate logistic regression analysis. **Significant at the level of p < 0.05

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