Table 3 Binary logistic regression analysis of having GERD among study participants
| Â | Positive on GerdQ* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Univariate Regression | Multivariate Regression | ||||
OR (C.I) | P-Value | AOR (C.I) | P-Value | |||
Family history of GERD | No | 1 (r) | < 0.01 | 1 (r) | < 0.01 | |
Yes | 2.2 (1.6–3.1) | 2.2 (1.5–3.2) | ||||
Perceived Stress | Low to moderate | 1 (r) | < 0.01 | 1 (r) | < 0.01 | |
High | 3.85 (2.7–5.5) | 3.9 (2.7–5.6) | ||||
Number of daily meals | Less than 3 | 1 (r) | 0.04 | 1 (r) | 0.21 | |
3 or more | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) | 0.8 (0.6–1.13) | ||||
Number of Coffee Cups/ day | Less than 3 | 1 (r) | 0.012 | 1 (r) | 0.10 | |
3 or more | 2.01 (1.2–3.5) | 1.6 (0.9–3) | ||||
Smoking | Non smoker | 1 (r) | < 0.01 | 1 (r) | < 0.01 | |
Current smoker | 3.9 (2.1–7.6) | 4.1 (2–8.4) | ||||