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Table 2 Comparative multivariate analysis of risk for chronic diseases between the study groups*.

From: Quality of life at the dead sea region: the lower the better? an observational study

Variable

OR (95%CI)

Unadjusted

p-value

OR (95%CI)

Adjusted**

p-value

Heart disease

0.75 (0.37;1.50)

0.409

1.65 (0.60;4.49)

0.328

Asthma

1.08 (0.51;2.31)

0.839

0.80 (0.29;2.20)

0.661

Other chronic lung disease

1.19 (0.51;2.80)

0.688

1.31 (0.41;4.18)

0.649

Malignancy

0.85 (0.47;1.52)

0.581

1.24 (0.56;2.72)

0.596

Stroke

0.30 (0.05;1.56)

0.129

0

 

Diabetes mellitus

1.0 (0.51;1.96)

0.996

1.16 (0.49;2.68)

0.73

Hypertension

1.0 (0.65;1.55)

0.989

2.87 (1.48;5.55)

0.002

Psychiatric disease

1.19 (0.51;2.80)

0.688

2.12 (0.76;5.92)

0.15

Inflammatory bowel disease

1.52 (0.14;16.91)

0.729

0.72 (0.035;14.49)

0.828

Skin disease

    

Inflammatory

1.15 (0.54;2.43)

0.716

1.09 (0.46;2.58)

0.842

Skin nevi

2.52 (1.42;4.48)

0.001

2.49 (1.27;4.90)

0.008

Rheumatic disorders

    

Inflammatory

0.55 (0.20;1.39)

0.187

0.88 (0.29;2.71)

0.83

Non-inflammatory

1.34 (0.93;1.95)

0.117

1.69 (1.06;2.69)

0.028

Vascular disease

0.63 (0.37;1.09)

0.097

0.92 (0.46;1.86)

0.824

  1. * For all comparisons, Ramat Negev group used as the reference group.
  2. ** Adjusted for socio-demographic variables and health-related habits.