Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analysis of the factors associated with snoring among adults in Northern Sudan, 2022

Range (Interquartile range)

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

Age, years

51.5(42.0‒59.2)

42.0(30.0‒55.0)

1.03(1.01‒1.04)

 < 0.001

1.02(1.01‒1.04)

0.002

Body mass index, kg/m²

27.5(23.5‒31.9)

25.7(21.9‒30.1)

1.05(1.01‒1.08)

0.008

1.04(1.01‒1.08)

0.021

Frequency (Proportion)

 Sex

Male

55(51.9)

138(49.6)

Reference

Female

51(48.1)

140(50.4)

0.91(0.58‒1.43)

0.694

 Education level

 ≥ secondary

74(69.8)

184(66.2)

Reference

‒

-

 < secondary

32(30.2)

94(33.8)

0.84(0.52‒1.37)

0.499

‒

 Occupational status

Employed

50(47.2)

128(46.0)

Reference

No-employed

56(52.8)

150(54.0)

0.95(0.61‒1.49)

0.843

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 Marital status

Married

17(16.0)

79(28.4)

Reference

0.345

Unmarried

89(84.0)

199(71.6)

1.56(0.96‒2.51)

0.07

1.35(0.72‒2.53)

 Cigarette smoking

Never

88(83.0)

217(78.1)

Reference

Current/former

18(17.0)

61(21.9)

0.72(0.40‒1.30)

0.284

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 Alcohol consumption

Never

89(84.0)

256(92.1)

Reference

0.020

Current/former

17(16.0)

22(7.9)

2.22(1.12‒4.37)

0.021

2.32(1.14‒4.74)

 Body mass index, kg/m²

Underweight

7(6.6)

31(11.2)

0.82(0.32‒2.08)

0.685

0.81(0.31‒2.13)

0.677

Normal

26(24.5)

95(34.2)

Reference

Reference

Overweight

33(31.1)

80(28.2)

1.50(0.83‒2.72)

0.176

1.54 (0.83‒2.86)

0.166

Obese

40(37.7)

72(25.9)

2.03(1.13‒3.62)

0.017

2.01(1.10‒3.69)

0.023