Research Article
Prevalence of High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease, Thalassemia, Sickle-Cell Anemia, and Iron-Deficiency Anemia among the UAE Adolescent Population
Table 4
Predictors of high blood pressure, heart disease, thalassemia, sickle-cell anemia, and iron-deficiency anemia among the UAE adolescent population.
| Variables | Reference | High blood pressure | Heart disease | Thalassemia | Sickle-cell anemia | Iron-deficiency anemia | OR (95% CI) | | OR (95% CI) | | OR (95% CI) | | OR (95% CI) | | OR (95% CI) | |
| Proximity to industry (no) | Yes | 2.86 (1.63–5.03) | 0.000 | 1.96 (0.85–4.56) | 0.115 | 1.27 (0.47–3.49) | 0.638 | 0.64 (0.25–1.63) | 0.344 | 1.69 (1.12–2.55) | 0.012 | Nonconventional drugs (no) | Yes | 2.43 (1.39–4.25) | 0.002 | 1.68 (0.77–3.68) | 0.194 | 1.49 (0.65–3.46) | 0.349 | 1.28 (0.68–2.44) | 0.447 | 1.17 (0.82–1.68) | 0.387 | Age when smoking began | Increasing | 0.99 (0.98–0.99) | 0.027 | 0.99 (0.98–1.01) | 0.652 | 1.00 (0.98–1.02) | 0.964 | 1.00 (0.99–1.01) | 0.988 | 1.00 (0.99–1.01) | 0.521 | Age when regular exposure to smoking began | Increasing | 0.99 (0.98–0.99) | 0.008 | 0.99 (0.98–1.00) | 0.162 | 1.00 (0.99–1.01) | 0.972 | 1.00 (0.99–1.01) | 0.280 | 0.99 (0.99–0.99) | 0.006 | Physical activities practiced (number in past 12 months) | Increasing | 1.06 (097–1.15) | 1.060 | 1.08 (0.97–1.21) | 0.174 | 1.20 (1.08–1.34) | 0.001 | 1.12 (1.03–1.22) | 0.009 | 1.06 (1.00–1.13) | 0.036 | Ethnic (expat) | Local | 0.768 (0.367–1.606) | 0.483 | 3.49 (0.79–15.46) | 0.099 | 7.92 (1.05–60.01) | 0.045 | 4.58 (1.38–15.20) | 0.013 | 3.10 (1.71–5.65) | 0.000 | Ethnic (SE Asian) | | | 0.812 | | 0.002 | | 0.591 | | 0.004 | | 0.012 | Other GCC | 0.48 (0.10–2.25) | 0.352 | 11.64 (2.26–59.93) | 0.003 | — | 0.996 | 6.80 (1.59–29.13) | 0.010 | 3.26 (1.35–7.86) | 0.009 | Arab/Middle Eastern | 0.79 (0.34–1.87) | 0.600 | 1.87 (0.33–10.72) | 0.482 | 4.73 (0.51–43.95) | 0.172 | 0.43 (0.04–4.21) | 0.469 | 1.97 (0.96–4.06) | 0.065 | North African | 0.79 (0.30–2.11) | 0.640 | 0.84 (0.07–9.39) | 0.885 | 4.12 (0.37–46.12) | 0.251 | 6.16 (1.64–23.18) | 0.007 | 3.05 (1.48–6.28) | 0.002 | Sex (male) | Female | 1.19 (0.65–2.17) | 0.573 | 1.83 (0.76–4.14) | 0.178 | 3.24 (1.16–9.07) | 0.025 | 1.35 (0.69–2.65) | 0.377 | 3.97 (2.54–6.20) | 0.000 |
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