From: Areca nut chewing and metabolic syndrome: evidence of a harmful relationship
Ā | Metabolic syndrome | Metabolic syndrome | ||||||
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Ā | Males | Females | ||||||
Ā | Univariate analysis | P-value | Multivariate analysis * | P-value | Univariate analysis | P-value | Multivariate analysis * | P-value |
Ā | OR (95% CI) | Ā | OR (95% CI) | Ā | OR (95% CI) | Ā | OR (95% CI) | Ā |
Areca nut chewing | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āĀ Non users | Reference | Ā | Reference | Ā | Reference | Ā | Reference | Ā |
āĀ Raw areca nut chewers | 2.74 (1.52-4.95) | 0.001 | 2.85 (1.47-5.53) | 0.002 | 3.80 (2.32-6.20) | <0.001 | 4.22 (2.40-7.41) | <0.001 |
āĀ Areca nut with tobacco additives | 5.46 (2.73-10.91) | <0.001 | 5.41 (2.49-11.74) | <0.001 | 4.32 (2.41-7.72) | <0.001 | 4.37 (2.31-8.26) | <0.001 |