Variables
|
Goiter status
|
Crude OR (95% CI)
|
Adjusted OD (95% CI)
|
---|
Yes
|
No
|
---|
Sex of the student
|
Male
|
137
|
253
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Female
|
214
|
114
|
3.46 (2.54, 4.72)*
|
3.526 (2.55–4.87)*
|
Age of students (years)
|
10–14
|
20
|
32
|
1.00
| |
15–19
|
301
|
306
|
1.57 (0.88–2.8)
| |
20+
|
30
|
29
|
1.66 (0.78–3.528)
| |
Permanent address of the student
|
Urban
|
197
|
224
|
0.81 (0.60, 1.10)
| |
Rural
|
154
|
143
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Climate condition
|
Dega
|
137
|
135
|
0.82 (0.55, 1.21)
|
0.775 (0.506–1.188)
|
Woina dega
|
122
|
159
|
0.62 (0.42, 0.91)*
|
0.617 (0.404–0.943)*
|
Kola
|
89
|
72
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Topography of the area
|
Plain land
|
227
|
234
|
1.06 (0.78, 1.45)
| |
Mountainous
|
122
|
132
|
1.00
| |
Type of salt used
|
Non iodized (rock salt)
|
186
|
175
|
1.00
| |
Iodized (table salt)
|
73
|
100
|
0.696 (0.48–1.00)
| |
Both
|
91
|
90
|
0.93 (0.65–1.28)
| |
How often you use iodized table salt in your home?
|
Not use
|
172
|
165
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Always
|
62
|
91
|
0.65 (0.44–0.96)*
|
0.484 (0.317–0.739)*
|
Sometimes
|
117
|
111
|
1.01 (0.72–1.42)
|
0.876 (0.607–1.625)
|
Do you consume cassava?
|
Yes
|
317
|
267
|
3.49 (2.29–5.32)*
|
4.184 (2.6–6.707)*
|
No
|
34
|
100
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
How frequently consume cassava per week?
|
Not eat cassava
|
34
|
100
|
0.316 (0.184–0.54)*
| |
Only 1 day
|
154
|
136
|
1.05 (0.679–1.634)
| |
2 days
|
61
|
47
|
1.207 (0.708–2.057)
| |
3 days
|
45
|
31
|
1.35 (0.748–2.437)
| |
4 or more days
|
57
|
53
|
1.00
| |
Do you consume cabbage?
|
Yes
|
331
|
353
|
1.000
| |
No
|
20
|
14
|
0.66 (0.328–1.32)
| |
How frequently did you consume cabbage?
|
No eat
|
20
|
14
|
0.66 ( 0.312–1.38)
| |
Only 1 day
|
87
|
93
|
0.574 (0.275–1.199)
| |
2 days
|
91
|
111
|
0.685 (0.309–1.52)
| |
3 days
|
46
|
47
|
0.734 (0.352–1.53)
| |
4 or more days
|
107
|
102
|
1.00
| |
Family history of goiter
|
Yes
|
104
|
109
|
1.003 (0.728–1.382)
| |
No
|
247
|
258
|
1.00
| |
- * Significant P value <0.05