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Table 4 Logistic regression models of pesticide poisoning

From: Work-related pesticide poisoning among farmers in two villages of Southern China: a cross-sectional survey

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

 

OR (95% CI)*

Pvalue

AOR (95%CI)**

Pvalue

Gender

    

   Woman

2.33 (1.46-3.71)

< 0.001

1.70 (0.99-2.91)

0.055

   Man

-

 

-

 

Age group (years)

    

   24-34

3.00 (0.68-13.15)

0.145

2.76 (0.56-13.58)

0.211

   35-44

1.89 (0.71-5.04)

0.204

1.56 (0.54-4.52)

0.414

   45-54

3.12 (1.08-9.02)

0.219

1.75 (0.65-4.68)

0.267

   55-64

1.54 (0.62-3.85)

0.350

1.99 (0.75-5.26)

0.166

   65+

-

 

-

 

Education

    

   Elementary school or less

1.16 (0.71-1.91)

0.545

0.78 (0.44-1.38)

0.384

   Middle school

-

 

-

 

   High school or more

1.49 (0.54-4.08)

0.442

1.53 (0.53-4.39)

0.430

Area

    

   Sunan

-

 

-

 

   Subei

2.94 (1.71-5.058)

< 0.001

2.28 (1.24-4.21)

0.008

Safety knowledge

    

   Yes

-

 

-

 

   No

2.46 (1.51-4.00)

< 0.001

3.22 (1.86-5.60)

0.013

Behavioral risk score

    

   Level 1 (score 0-1)

-

 

-

 

   Level 2 (score 2-3)

2.13 (0.80-5.73)

0.132

1.78 (0.65-4.91)

0.265

   Level 3 (score 4-5)

5.80 (2.21-15.16)

< 0.001

3.67 (1.32-10.18)

0.013

   Level 4 (score 6-9)

9.73 (3.52-26.89)

< 0.001

6.49 (2.17-19.46)

< 0.001

  1. * OR (95%CI), odds ratio of pesticide poisoning with 95% confidence interval
  2. ** AOR (95%CI), adjusted odds ratio of pesticide poisoning with 95% confidence interval
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