Table 4 Multivariate analysis for the presence of at least one cough-related symptom
Variable in model | Number of subjects (n = 402) | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Presence of symptoms (n = 95) | Absence of symptoms (n = 307) | ||||
Age | 1.03 | 0.10–1.06 | 0.081 | ||
Civil status | |||||
Single (Reference level) | 14 | 44 | |||
Married | 77 | 240 | 0.77 | 0.38–1.60 | 0.488 |
Divorced | 01 | 12 | 0.16 | 0.02–1.41 | 0.098 |
Widowed | 03 | 11 | 0.61 | 0.14–2.72 | 0.515 |
Type of cooking fuela | |||||
Firewood only (Reference level) | 31 | 62 | |||
LPG only | 18 | 95 | 0.39 | 0.20–0.78 | 0.007* |
Firewood plus LPG | 40 | 139 | 0.54 | 0.30–0.96 | 0.034* |
Firewood plus kerosene | 06 | 11 | 1.04 | 0.34–3.25 | 0.945 |
Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoking | |||||
Yes (Reference level) | 42 | 102 | |||
No | 53 | 205 | 0.58 | 0.35–0.96 | 0.033* |
Having kitchen windows | |||||
Yes | 89 | 271 | |||
No (Reference level) | 06 | 36 | 0.51 | 0.20–1.29 | 0.154 |