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Table 5 Results of multiple logistic regression analysis for 7-month persistent symptoms

From: Psychological effects of a disastrous hydrogen fluoride spillage on the local community

   

95% CIa

 

Crude ORb

Adjusted ORc

Lower

Upper

P-valued

Ages

  < 20

1

1

   

 20–29

6.187

3.994

1.179

13.531

0.026

 30–39

10.055

7.199

2.242

23.120

0.001

 40–49

9.900

5.740

1.784

18.474

0.003

 50–59

36.397

15.263

4.471

52.098

0.000

 60–69

58.500

17.564

4.154

74.265

0.000

 70–79

142.312

39.326

9.674

159.870

0.000

  ≥ 80

123.750

35.498

3.549

355.050

0.002

Gender

 Male

1

1

   

 Female

1.838

2.001

1.170

3.423

0.011

Exposure level

 Extremely low

1

1

   

 Low

4.700

13.440

1.118

161.547

0.041

 Moderate

10.147

16.995

1.447

199.595

0.024

 High

29.024

23.289

2.005

270.526

0.012

Impact of Event Scale

 Normal

1

1

   

 Moderate

4.134

2.572

1.439

4.596

0.001

 Severe

21.352

5.811

2.725

12.391

0.000

 Very severe

65.016

30.726

6.657

141.806

0.000

Anxiety level

 Normal

1

1

   

 Anxiety

4.762

1.166

0.322

4.216

0.815

 Severe anxiety

12.699

1.619

0.278

9.409

0.592

 Extreme anxiety

11.973

0.619

0.105

3.628

0.595

  1. a CI confidence interval
  2. bCrude OR: Crude odds ratio
  3. cAdjusted OR: Adjusted odds ratio for ages, gender, exposure level, Impact of event scale, Anxiety level
  4. d p value for multiple logistic regression