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Table 3 Multivariate analysis results of disease group among workers in the integrated textile factories (n = 7992)

From: Registered health problems and demographic profile of integrated textile factory workers in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Disease

Factor variables

Bivariate analysis

COR (95% CI)

Multivariate analysis

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

Respiratory diseases

Textile

1.24 (1.08–1.42)

1.22 (1.06–1.41)*

0.007

Garment

0.95 (0.83–1.09)

1.30 (1.11–1.52)*

0.001

Female

0.91 (0.82–1.00)

1.13 (1.01–1.26)*

0.033

Read and write

1.48 (1.25–1.77)

1.05 (0.87–1.27)

0.619

Factory 1

2.32 (2.06–2.61)

2.72 (2.39–3.10)*

<  0.001

Factory 2

2.92 (2.58–3.30)

2.29 (1.98–2.65)*

<  0.001

Age

1.03 (1.02–1.03)

1.02 (1.02–1.03)*

<  0.001

Musculoskeletal disorders

Textile

1.39 (1.20–1.61)

1.41 (1.21–1.65)*

<  0.001

Garment

1.22 (1.05–1.41)

1.67 (1.41–1.98)*

<  0.001

Female

1.11 (1.01–1.23)

1.37 (1.21–1.54)*

<  0.001

Read and write

2.14 (1.79–2.54)

1.52 (1.25–1.84)*

<  0.001

Factory 1

2.12 (1.88–2.40)

2.88 (2.52–3.30)*

<  0.001

Factory 2

2.89 (2.55–3.28)

2.08 (1.78–2.42)*

<  0.001

Age

1.03 (1.03–1.04)

1.03 (1.03–1.04)*

<  0.001

Injuries

Textile

1.86 (1.56–2.22)

1.79 (1.49–2.16)*

<  0.001

Garment

0.96 (0.80–1.15)

1.66 (1.35–2.05)*

<  0.001

Female

0.63 (0.56–0.70)

0.82 (0.71–0.94)*

0.004

Read and write

1.62 (1.32–1.98)

1.38 (1.10–1.73)*

0.005

Factory 1

4.81 (4.18–5.54)

4.90 (4.20–5.70)*

<  0.001

Factory 2

3.39 (2.92–3.95)

2.60 (2.17–3.11)*

<  0.001

Age

1.01 (1.01–1.02)

1.01 (1.01–1.02)*

<  0.001

Gastrointestinal

Textile

1.29 (1.09–1.53)

1.29 (1.08–1.53)*

0.004

Garment

1.47 (1.24–1.73)

1.67 (1.39–2.01)*

<  0.001

Female

1.15 (1.03–1.29)

1.11 (0.98–1.26)

0.110

Read and write

1.25 (1.02–1.53)

1.10 (0.89–1.36)

0.388

Factory 1

1.31 (1.14–1.50)

1.57 (1.35–1.82)*

<  0.001

Factory 2

1.48 (1.28–1.70)

1.39 (1.18–1.65)*

<  0.001

Age

1.01 (1.01–1.02)

1.01 (1.01–1.02)*

<  0.001

Peptic ulcer

Textile

1.52 (1.28–1.81)

1.36 (1.14–1.64)*

0.001

Garment

1.33 (1.12–1.59)

1.56 (1.28–1.90)*

<  0.001

Female

1.39 (1.24–1.56)

1.79 (1.56–2.05)*

<  0.001

Read and write

1.66 (1.37–2.02)

1.19 (0.96–1.48)

0.12

Factory 1

2.55 (2.22–2.93)

3.45 (20.96–4.02)*

<  0.001

Factory 2

3.12 (2.71–3.59)

2.84 (2.39–3.38)*

<  0.001

Age

1.02 (1.02–1.03)

1.02 (1.01–1.03)*

<  0.001

Acute Febrile Illness

Textile

1.38 (1.17–1.64)

1.15 (0.95–1.38)

0.146

Garment

0.74 (0.62–0.89)

1.19 (0.97–1.46)

0.100

Female

0.81 (0.72–0.91)

1.29 (1.12–1.48)*

<  0.001

Read and write

1.76 (1.44–2.15)

1.42 (1.13–1.78)*

0.003

Factory 1

8.28 (7.12–9.62)

9.67 (8.19–11.40)*

<  0.001

Factory 2

5.66 (4.83–6.64)

4.82 (3.99–5.83)*

<  0.001

Age

1.02 (1.01–1.02)

1.01 (1.01–1.02)*

<  0.001

Allergies

Textile

1.25 (1.00–1.55)

1.16 (0.92–1.47)

0.206

Garment

0.57 (0.45–0.73)

1.09 (0.83–1.43)

0.527

Female

0.61 (0.52–0.72)

0.94 (0.78–1.12)

0.468

Read and write

2.16 (1.69–2.77)

1.07 (0.81–1.41)

0.621

Factory 1

4.54 (3.62–5.69)

4.76 (3.74–6.06)*

<  0.001

Factory 2

10.20 (8.28–12.55)

7.51 (5.88–9.59)*

<  0.001

Age

1.05 (1.05–1.06)

1.02 (1.01–1.03)*

<  0.001

Mouth diseases

Textile

1.34 (1.08–1.66)

1.26 (1.01–1.57)*

0.041

Garment

1.23 (1.00–1.52)

1.19 (0.94–1.51)

0.150

Female

1.35 (1.16–1.56)

1.54 (1.30–1.81)*

<  0.001

Read and write

1.22 (0.95–1.58)

1.02 (0.78–1.34)

0.877

Factory 1

1.44 (1.21–1.71)

1.65 (1.37–1.99)*

<  0.001

Factory 2

1.67 (1.40–1.98)

1.55 (1.25–1.91)*

<  0.001

Age

1.01 (1.01–1.02)

1.01 (1.00–1.02)*

0.005

Anemia

Textile

1.09 (0.57–2.06)

0.99 (0.52–1.90)

0.976

Garment

1.97 (1.09–3.58)

1.17 (0.62–2.22)

0.631

Female

3.23 (1.99–5.25)

2.83 (1.67–4.79)*

<  0.001

Read and write

1.43 (0.76–2.67)

@

 

Factory 1

0.08 (0.02–0.31)

0.10 (0.02–0.41)*

0.001

Factory 2

1.21 (0.79–1.87)

1.59 (0.99–2.55)

0.053

Age

1.00 (0.99–1.02)

@

 

Hypertension

Textile

1.31 (0.80–2.15)

1.28 (0.77–2.14)

0.338

Garment

0.42 (0.23–0.76)

1.21 (0.65–2.24)

0.549

Female

1.11 (0.75–1.63)

@

 

Read and write

3.41 (2.12–5.48)

1.23 (0.74–2.05)

0.426

Factory 1

36.84 (11.28–120.29)

42.48 (12.90–139.94)*

<  0.001

Factory 2

97.01 (30.55–308.10)

38.29 (11.59–126.49)*

<  0.001

Age

1.11 (1.09–1.13)

1.07 (1.05–1.09)*

<  0.001

Skin disease

Textile

1.45 (1.17–1.80)

1.43 (1.15–1.78)*

0.001

Garment

1.13 (0.91–1.41)

1.26 (0.99–1.60)

0.061

Female

0.86 (0.74–0.99)

0.89 (0.76–1.05)

0.165

Read and write

1.00 (0.76–1.32)

@

 

Factory 1

1.40 (1.18–1.66)

1.31 (1.10–1.57)*

0.003

Factory 2

1.09 (0.90–1.32)

1.04 (0.85–1.26)

0.728

Age

1.00 (1.00–1.01)

@

 

Urinary tract infection

Textile

1.25 (1.00–1.55)

1.04 (0.82–1.31)

0.732

Garment

1.57 (1.28–1.94)

1.24 (0.98–1.57)

0.076

Female

3.64 (3.06–4.33)

5.09 (4.19–6.17)*

<  0.001

Read and write

2.09 (1.69–2.60)

1.36 (1.06–1.73)*

0.015

Factory 1

1.30 (1.09–1.55)

2.29 (1.88–2.79)*

<  0.001

Factory 2

2.41 (2.06–2.83)

1.94 (1.57–2.41)*

<  0.001

Age

1.04 (1.03–1.04)

1.05 (1.04–1.05)*

<  0.001

Ear diseases

Textile

1.06 (0.73–1.54)

@

 

Garment

1.02 (0.71–1.47)

@

 

Female

0.80 (0.62–1.03)

1.02 (0.78–1.33)

0.872

Read and write

0.67 (0.37–1.20)

0.60 (0.33–1.10)

0.101

Factory 1

2.62 (1.98–3.47)

2.85 (2.13–3.81)*

<  0.001

Factory 2

1.39 (0.98–1.98)

1.05 (0.70–1.56)

0.817

Age

1.01 (1.00–1.03)

1.03 (1.01–1.04)*

<  0.001

Eye diseases

Textile

1.09 (0.89–1.33)

1.24 (1.01–1.53)*

0.04

Garment

0.74 (0.60–0.91)

0.94 (0.74–1.19)

0.587

Female

0.69 (0.60–0.80)

0.80 (0.67–0.94)*

0.008

Read and write

1.29 (0.99–1.67)

1.21 (0.92–1.60)

0.169

Factory 1

1.18 (0.99–1.41)

1.12 (0.93–1.35)

0.246

Factory 2

0.89 (0.73–1.09)

0.58 (0.46–0.73)*

<  0.001

Age

1.01 (1.01–1.02)

1.02 (1.01–1.03)*

<  0.001

Haemorroids

Textile

1.31 (0.81–2.12)

1.42 (0.87–2.34)

0.163

Garment

0.69 (0.41–1.17)

1.07 (0.60–1.91)

0.823

Female

0.59 (0.42–0.83)

0.75 (0.51–1.11)

0.149

Read and write

1.35 (0.74–2.45)

@

 

Factory 1

1.82 (1.19–2.77)

1.70 (1.09–2.66)*

0.020

Factory 2

2.16 (1.43–3.27)

1.38 (0.84–2.26)

0.198

Age

1.03 (1.01–1.04)

1.02 (1.01–1.04)*

0.012

Reproductive health problems

Textile

1.74 (1.21–2.49)

1.33 (0.92–1.93)

0.127

Garment

3.22 (2.28–4.54)

1.27 (0.89–1.82)

0.194

Female

14.76 (9.77–22.30)

14.64 (9.58–22.39)*

<  0.001

Read and write

1.00 (0.70–1.43)

@

 

Factory 1

0.87 (0.68–1.11)

@

 

Factory 2

1.02 (0.80–1.30)

@

 

Age

0.99 (0.98–1.00)

1.01 (1.00–1.02)

0.219

Neurologic and psychiatric diseases

Textile

0.97 (0.65–1.45)

0.95 (0.64–1.43)

0.819

Garment

1.37 (0.94–2.00)

1.00 (0.66–1.51)

0.986

Female

1.73 (1.30–2.29)

1.60 (1.16–2.21)*

0.004

Read and write

0.94 (0.56–1.57)

@

 

Factory 1

0.53 (0.36–0.79)

0.60 (0.40–0.90)*

0.015

Factory 2

0.81 (0.57–1.15)

0.90 (0.62–1.31)

0.590

Age

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

@

 

Diabetics

Textile

0.70 (0.39–1.29)

0.76 (0.41–1.43)

0.398

Garment

0.46 (0.24–0.87)

1.25 (0.61–2.57)

0.549

Female

0.61 (0.38–0.99)

1.22 (0.71–2.11)

0.466

Read and write

1.32 (0.57–3.07)

@

 

Factory 1

24.15 (10.26–56.84)

33.49 (13.94–80.49)*

<  0.001

Factory 2

11.15 (4.42–28.14)

5.06 (1.89–13.55)*

0.001

Age

1.07 (1.04–1.09)

1.08 (1.05–1.10)*

<  0.001

Overall morbidity

Textile

1.64 (1.43–1.87)

1.66 (1.44–1.92)*

<  0.001

Garment

1.28 (1.13–1.46)

1.65 (1.42–1.93)*

<  0.001

Female

1.08 (0.98–1.18)

1.33 (1.18–149)*

<  0.001

Read and write

1.78 (1.45–2.18)

1.42 (1.14–1.76)*

0.002

Factory 1

2.58 (2.26–2.95)

3.32 (2.87–3.84)*

<  0.001

Factory 2

2.56 (2.22–2.94)

1.86 (1.59–2.19)*

<  0.001

Age

1.02 (1.02–1.03)

1.03 (1.02–1.04)*

<  0.001

  1. COR Crude odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
  2. @ Variables with P > 0.2 in bivariate not included in multivariate; * Significance level at P < 0.05; Support department, male, higher educational status and factory 3 are reference group