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

Table 4

Association between betel nut chewing and diverticulosis in male with older age and being clinically obese.

Models	Subgroup	Model 1; OR (95% CI)	value	^c	Model 2; OR (95% CI)	value	^c	Model 3; OR (95% CI)	value	^c
Variable	Diverticulosis
Male with betel nut chewing		1.186^a (0.729-1.930)	0.491	<0.001	1.345^a (0.817-2.213)	0.244	0.053	1.355^a (0.806-2.280)	0.252	0.053
		2.502^a (1.418-4.416)	0.002	0.024	2.601^a (1.441-4.694)	0.002	0.091	2.310^a (1.245-4.287)	0.008	0.106
		1.435^b (0.917-2.246)	0.114	0.003	1.444^b (0.913-2.282)	0.116	0.047	1.402^b (0.869-2.263)	0.166	0.057
		2.565^b (1.353-4.866)	0.004	0.017	2.430^b (1.258-4.696)	0.008	0.055	2.406^b (1.205-4.803)	0.013	0.047

^aAdjusted covariates: ; , serum TG, serum creatinine, serum TC, serum FG; , drinking. ^bAdjusted covariates: ; , serum TG, serum creatinine, serum TC, serum FG; , drinking. ^cNagelkerke squared. Serum TC: serum total cholesterol; Serum TG: serum triglyceride; Serum FG: serum fasting glucose.