Research Article

Association between Betel Nut and Presence of Diverticulum in Male: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

The combined effects of smoking, drinking, and betel nut chewing on diverticulosis.

SmokingDrinkingBetel nut chewing (%)Modela 1
OR (95% CI)
valueModela 2
OR (95% CI)
value

---722 (22.84%)----
--+6 (0.19%)--
+--308 (9.74%)0.767 (0.448-1.313)0.3330.736 (0.426-1.269)0.270
+-+45 (1.42%)0.833 (0.250-2.773)0.7660.806 (0.238-2.732)0.730
-+-761 (24.07%)0.803 (0.540-1.193)0.2770.922 (0.615-1.381)0.692
-++26 (0.82%)1.522 (0.443-5.223)0.5051.741 (0.499-6.078)0.385
++-1019 (32.24%)0.994 (0.698-1.416)0.9731.091 (0.759-1.569)0.637
+++274 (8.67%)1.598 (1.015-2.514)0.0431.909 (1.188-3.065)0.007

aAdjusted covariates: ; , serum TG, serum creatinine, serum TC, serum FG, BMI. Serum TC: serum total cholesterol; Serum TG: serum triglyceride; Serum FG: serum fasting glucose; BMI: body mass index.