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Table 2 Association of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors with NCDs (n = 681)

From: A cross-sectional study to identify the determinants of non-communicable diseases among fishermen in Southern India

Characteristics

NCDs

    

Variables

Present(N = 171)

Absent(N = 510)

Crude OR

(95% CI)

p value

Adjusted OR*

(95% CI)

p value#

 

n (%)

n (%)

Age category (in years)

 18–29

6 (3.5)

104 (20.4)

1

< 0.001

1

< 0.001

 30–39

19 (11.1)

171 (33.5)

1.9 (0.8–5.0)

2.0 (0.7–5.4)

 40–49

82 (48.0)

106 (20.8)

13.4 (5.6–32.1)

11.9 (4.7–30.3)

 50–59

34 (19.9)

87 (17.1)

6.8 (2.7–16.9)

4.6 (1.7–12.2)

  ≥ 60

30 (17.5)

42 (8.2)

12.4 (4.8–31.9)

9.0 (3.2–25.6)

Socio Economic Class (As per modified BG Prasad scale)

 1 (upper)

29 (17.0)

50 (9.8)

1

0.01

1

0.02

 2 (upper middle)

447 (27.5)

147 (28.8)

0.6 (0.3–1.0)

0.6 (0.3–1.2)

 3 (middle)

41 (24.0)

182 (35.7)

0.4 (0.2–0.7)

0.3 (0.2–0.7)

 4(lower middle)

47 (27.5)

111 (21.8)

0.73 (0.4–1.3)

0.7 (0.4–1.5)

 5 (lower)

7 (4.1)

20 (3.9)

0.6 (0.2–1.6)

0.6 (0.2–2.0)

Marital status

 Never married

17 (9.9)

87 (17.1)

1

0.03

1

0.51

 Ever married

154 (90.1)

423 (82.9)

1.9 (1.1–3.2)

1.3 (0.6–2.4)

Religion

 Hindu

166 (97.1)

495 (97.1)

1

0.16

1

0.696

 Others

5 (2.9)

15 (2.9)

1.0 (0.4–2.8)

0.8 (0.2–2.6)

Literacy status (years of schooling)

  < 5

28 (16.4)

85 (16.6)

1

0.19

1

0.5

 5–10

125 (73.1)

343 (67. 3)

1.1 (0.7–1.8)

1.3 (0.8–2.3)

  > 10

18 (10.5)

82 (16.1)

0.7 (0.3–1.3)

0.95 (0.4–2.0)

Type of family

Nuclear

77 (45.0)

234 (45.9)

1

0.87

 

NS

Joint

69 (40.4)

210 (41.2)

1.0 (0.7–1.5)

–

 Three generation

25 (14.6)

66 (12.9)

1.2 (0.7–2.0)

–

Type of fishing activity

 Country boat

82 (48.0)

242 (47.4)

1

0.84

 

NS

 Deep sea trawling boat-

Short duration

50 (29.2)

160 (31.4)

0.9 (0.6–1.4)

–

 Deep sea trawling boat-

Long duration

39 (22.8)

108 (21.2)

1.1 (0.7–1.7)

–

Years of fishing

  < 5

8 (4.7)

71 (13.9)

1

< 0.001

  

 6–10

8 (4.7)

72 (14.1)

1.0 (0.4–2.8)

 

 11–15

26 (15.2)

85 (16.7)

2.7 (1.2–6.4)

 

 16–20

40 (23.4)

91 (17.8)

3.9 (1.7–8.9)

 

  > 20

89 (52.0)

191 (37.5)

4.1 (1.9–9.0)

 

Contact with family at shore while fishing

 Yes

72 (42.1)

301 (59.0)

1

< 0.001

1

0.001

 No

99 (57.9)

209 (41.0)

2.0 (1.4–2.8)

2.0 (1.3–3.0)

Dietary practice

 Good

38 (22.2)

176 (34.5)

1

0.002

1

0.045

 Satisfactory

50 (29.3)

156 (30.6)

1.5 (1.0–2.4)

1.5 (0.9–2.5)

 Poor

83 (48.5)

178 (34.9)

2.2 (1.4–3.3)

1.9 (1.2–3.2)

Physical activity

 Sedentary

8 (4.7)

22 (4.3)

1

0.46

 

NS

 Moderate

151 (88.3)

464 (91.0)

0.9 (0.4–2.1)

–

 Heavy

12 (7.0)

24 (4.7)

1.4 (0.5–4.0)

–

Stress levels

 Mild

11 (6.4)

56 (11.0)

1

0.01

1

0.15

 Moderate

42 (24.6)

167 (32.7)

1.3 (0.6–2.7)

1.6 (0.7–3.9)

 Severe

118 (69.0)

287 (56.3)

2.1 (1.1–4.1)

2.1 (0.9–4.8)

Sleep quality

 Average

105 (61.4)

323 (63.3)

1

0.25

 

NS

 Poor

16 (9.4)

29 (5.7)

1.7 (0.9–3.2)

–

 Good

50 (29.2)

158 (31.0)

0.97 (0.7–1.4)

–

Any substance use in life

 Never

12 (7.0)

84 (16.5)

1

0.002

1

0.01

 Ever

159 (93.0)

426 (83.5)

2.61 (1.4–4.9)

2.5 (1.2–5.2)

BMI

 Normal + underweight

69 (40.4%)

224 (43.9)

1

0.67

  

 Overweight

77 (45.0)

221 (43.3)

1.1 (0.8–1.7)

 

 Obese

25 (14.6)

65 (12.8)

1.3 (0.7–2.1)

 

Waist Circumference (in cm)

 Healthy (< 94)

55 (32.2)

335 (65.7)

1

< 0.001

1

< 0.001

 Increased risk (94–102)

88 (51.4)

164 (32.2)

3.3 (2.2–4.8)

2.2 (1.4–3.4)

 Greatly increased risk (> 102)

28 (16.4)

11 (2.1)

15.5 (7.3–32.9)

8.4 (3.6–19.7)

Lipid profile status (n = 154)

 Favourable

5 (12.8)

26 (22.6)

1

0.2

 

NS

 Unfavourable

34 (87.2)

89 (77.4)

2.0 (0.7–5.6)

–

  1. *mutually adjusted for all the variables which has p < 0.2 for Crude OR
  2. #p < 0.05 is considered to be statistically significant