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Table 2 Results of the binomial logistic regression analysis on the factors related to suffering among HBV victims

From: Employment-related difficulties and distressed living condition in patients with hepatitis B virus: A qualitative and quantitative study

Factors

Responses

Present disease status

Present employment status

Income status

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Age

 

0.98

0.95–1.01

0.98

0.98–0.99**

0.97

0.96–0.98***

Sex

Male

0.98

0.84–1.15

1.13

0.95–1.33

1.16

0.97–1.39

Female

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Settlement acceptance

Accepted

0.71

0.61–0.82***

0.70

0.60–0.81***

0.69

0.59–0.81***

Not accepted

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Work-related problems

Yes

0.94

0.80–1.10

1.11

0.93–1.31

1.05

0.88–1.26

No

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Debt-related problems

Yes

6.76

5.77–7.91***

6.39

5.44–7.49***

5.78

4.88–6.85***

No

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Asymptomatic carrier

Yes

1.35

0.91–2.00

1.33

0.89–1.99

1.45

0.95–2.22

No

1.00

 

1.00

   

Chronic hepatitis

Yes

1.42

0.98–2.07

1.43

0.98–2.09

1.47

0.99–2.20

No

1.00

 

1.00

   

Cirrhosis

Yes

1.47

1.02–2.12*

1.47

1.01–2.13*

1.47

0.99–2.17

No

1.00

 

1.00

   

Liver cancer

Yes

1.56

1.09–2.25*

1.44

1.00–2.08*

1.47

1.00–2.17*

No

1.00

 

1.00

   

Regular employee (full-time, etc.)

Yes

  

0.53

0.42–0.66***

0.90

0.71–1.15

No

  

1.00

   

Non-regular employee (dispatch, contract, temporary worker, etc.)

Yes

  

1.01

0.75–1.35

0.96

0.70–1.32

No

  

1.00

   

Part-time/casual employee

Yes

  

1.52

1.18–1.95***

1.46**

1.11–1.92

No

  

1.00

   

Unemployed

Yes

  

1.47

1.19–1.82***

1.03

0.82–1.30

No

  

1.00

   

0–1 million yen

Yes

    

31.12

19.2–50.2***

No

    

1.00

 

1–2 million yen

Yes

    

29.83

19.8–44.9***

No

    

1.00

 

2–3 million yen

Yes

    

16.76

11.4–24.6***

No

    

1.00

 

3–4 million yen

Yes

    

7.77

5.32–11.3***

No

    

1.00

 

4–5 million yen

Yes

    

5.45

3.68–8.08***

No

    

1.00

 

5–6 million yen

Yes

    

5.17

3.46–7.74***

No

    

1.00

 

Model Χ 2 (df)

 

722.2 (9)***

812.8 (13)***

1280.6 (19)***

  1. OR odds ration, CI confidence interval; *** p < .001; ** p < .01; * p < .05.