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Table 1 Model associations between smoke exposure indicators and the risk of anemia/hemoglobin levels

From: Smoke exposure, hemoglobin levels and the prevalence of anemia: a cross-sectional study in urban informal settlement in Southern Ghana

Smoke Exposure Indicators

Anemia Risk

Hemoglobin level

Crude PR (95%CI)

Adjusted PR (95%CI)

Crude β(95%CI)

Adjusted β (95%CI)

Any Smoke Exposure

No

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

Yes

1.01 (0.87–1.17)

0.98 (0.69–1.40)

-0.35 (-0.85-0.15)

-0.56 (-1.19-0.08)

Smoke Exposure Indicators at home

Any smoke exposure at home

No

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

Yes

1.01 (0.85–1.21)

1.03 (0.69–1.53)

0.43 (-0.17-1.02)

0.32 (-0.38-1.02)

Household garbage burning

No

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

Yes

1.02 (0.72–1.42)

1.06 (0.76–1.49)

0.43 (-0.17- 1.02)

0.36 (-0.20- 0.92)

Number of different type of wastes burnt by the household

0

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

1 or 2

1.15 (1.09–1.13)

1.14 (0.99–1.28)

0.73 (-0.04- 1.50)

-0.01 (-0.97–0.99)

3+

1.21 (1.00-1.26)

1.16 (1.01–1.63)

0.05 (-0.79- 0.90)

-0.14 (-0.77–0.05)

p-trend

0.0068

0.0082

  

Do you burn mosquito coil indoors

No

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

Yes

1.04 (0.91–1.99)

0.98 (0.75–1.28)

0.09 (-0.37- 0.54)

-0.10 (-0.53-0.34)

Current cigarette smoker

Never

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

Yes, almost daily

0.79 (0.69–0.91)

0.89 (0.81–0.98)

-1.36 (-2.06- -0.67)

-1.40 (-2.01- -0.79)

Yes, at least once in a month

0.63 (0.47–0.84)

0.94 (0.90–0.99)

-1.30 (-1.94- -0.67)

-1.14 (-1.79- -0.48)

p-for-trend

0.0002

0.0131

  

Exposed to SHS

Never

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

Yes, almost daily

0.78 (0.65–0.95)

0.89 (0.64–1.25)

-0.78 (-1.34–0.23)

-0.77 (-1.30–0.24)

Yes, at least once in a month

0.61 (0.42–0.90)

0.80 (0.41–1.56)

-0.50 (-1.04-0.04)

-0.34 (-0.85-0.17)

p-for-trend

0.0054

0.5042

  

Fuel stacking

Clean stacking

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

Mixed stacking

1.31 (1.14–1.49)

1.27 (1.07–1.50)

-0.09 (-0.65- -0.84)

-0.93 (-1.33- -0.21)

Dirty stacking

1.71 (1.30–2.23)

1.65 (1.19–2.25)

-0.80 (-1.28- -0.32)

-1.04 (-1.60- -0.48)

p-for-trend

0.0008

0.0062

  

Frequency of cooking

1–2 times in a month

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

1–3 times in a week

0.89 (0.82–0.96)

0.92 (0.61–1.38)

-1.49 (-2.17- -0.81)

-1.04 (-1.69- -0.41)

Almost daily

0.79 (0.67–0.93)

0.96 (0.78–1.17)

-1.61 (-2.30–0.92)

-1.38 (-2.03- -0.73)

p-for-trend

0.008

0.6835

  

Average duration of cooking

≤ 4 h

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

>4 h

1.09 (0.82–1.45)

1.35 (0.66–2.76)

0.71 (-0.52- 1.94)

1.46 (0.29–2.62)

Location where cooking was done

Outdoor, in an open area/under a shed

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

Enclosed space

0.79 (0.69–0.90)

0.85 (0.62–1.17)

-1.43 (-1.91- -0.95)

-1.24 (-1.73- -0.75)

Combined area

0.89 (0.83–0.95)

0.92 (0.79–1.08)

1.09 (0.36–1.83)

0.55 (-0.20- 1.29)

p-for-trend

0.0004

0.3123

  

Time spent in the kitchen

At most a quarter of the time

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

Half of duration

1.03 (0.93–1.14)

0.95 (0.77–1.17)

-0.69 (-1.36- -0.01)

-0.93 (-1.56- 0.31)

Whole duration

1.06 (0.87–1.29)

0.90 (0.59–1.36)

0.18 (-0.50- 0.85)

-0.65 (-1.31- 0.01)

p-for-trend

0.6091

 

Smoke Exposure Indicator in the neighborhood

Any smoke exposure indicator in the neighbourhood

No

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

Yes

0.88 (0.77–1.01)

0.90 (0.64–1.27)

-0.67 (-1.12- -0.22)

-0.84 (-1.43- -0.25)

How often do your neighbors openly burnt waste at home?

Neighbors do not burn garbage

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

Yes, almost daily

1.21 (1.06–1.39)

1.23 (1.02–1.60)

-0.26 (-1.12- 0.60)

-0.17 (-0.99- 0.65)

Yes, at least once in a month

1.10 (1.03–1.18)

1.15 (0.99–1.26)

1.48 (1.01–1.96)

1.21 (0.74–1.68)

p-trend

0.0101

0.02071

  

Exposed to smoke from a nearby dumpsite/garbage heap?

Never

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

Yes, almost daily

0.95 (0.86–1.05)

0.89 (0.62–1.30)

0.82 (-0.37- 2.01)

0.29 (-0.85- 1.43)

Yes, at least once per month

0.90 (0.74–1.11)

0.95 (0.79–1.14)

-0.54 (-1.18- 0.09)

-0.38 (-0.99- 0.22)

p-for-trend

0.2999

0.5491

  

Dwelling close to a major road

No

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

Yes

1.14 (0.99–1.30)

1.08 (0.97–1.40)

-0.67 (-1.12- -0.22)

-0.62 (-1.09- -0.16)

Smoke Exposure Indicator at work

Any Exposure to smoke at work

No

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

Yes

1.15 (1.00-1.33)

1.16 (0.76–1.74)

-0.13 (-0.67-0.41)

-0.23 (-0.95-0.50)

Exposed to smoke

Never

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

Yes, almost daily

1.40 (1.05–1.89)

1.01 (0.71–1.43)

0.20 (-0.37-0.76)

-0.05 (-0.59-0.49)

Yes, at least once in a month

1.19 (1.02–1.37)

1.02 (0.51–2.06)

0.53 (-0.04-1.06)

0.17 (-0.34-0.69)

p-for-trend

0.0386

0.9536

  

Involved in Fish smoking

No

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

Yes

1.15 (1.00-1.33)

1.22 (0.99–1.40)

-0.13 (-0.67- -0.41)

-0.41 (-0.93- -0.12)