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Table 3 Factors associated with chronic non-communicable diseases among respondents at Modjo dry port in Ethiopia

From: Prevalence and associated factors of chronic non-communicable diseases among cross-country truck drivers in Ethiopia

Variables

Categories

Non-Communicable Diseases

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

Yes

No

Marital status

Single

11

85

1

1

 

Married

94

174

4.17 (2.76–6.12)**

3.24 (1.78–5.86)

0.003

S/D/Wa

9

27

2.58 (1.62–4.25)**

2.31 (1.12–3.55)

0.018

Family size

<  3

53

169

1

1

 

≥ 3

61

117

1.66 (1.09–5.58)**

1.46 (1.33–4.42)

0.009

BMI category (kg/m2)

18.5–24.9

14

167

1

1

 

≥ 25

100

119

10.2 (3.22–12.5)**

4.66 (2.85–7.62)

< 0.001

Smoking cigarette

Yes

46

78

1.80 (1.22–2.89)**

1.71 (1.03–2.81)

0.033

No

68

208

1

1

 

Physical activity

Yes

37

108

1

1

 

No

77

178

1.26 (0.89–2.14)*

1.08 (0.68–1.85)

0.523

Rest break between driving

Yes

106

233

1

1

 

No

8

53

0.33 (0.21–1.21)*

0.25 (0.23–1.09)

0.113

Years of driving experience

<  10 years

33

178

1

1

 

≥ 10 years

81

108

4.05 (2.52–6.43)**

3.48 (1.89–5.24)

0.005

Average daily driving hours

<  9 h

11

83

1

1

 

≥ 9 h

103

203

3.83 (2.10–7.02)**

3.76 (1.96–6.54)

0.002

Perceived job stress

Yes

91

212

1.38 (0.92–2.52)*

1.27 (0.76–2.37)

0.123

No

23

74

1

1

 
  1. aSeparated/Divorced/Widower
  2. CI Confidence Interval, COR Crude odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio
  3. *= significant at a p-value < 0.25
  4. **= significant at a p-value < 0.05