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Table 5 Ethnicity as predictor of daily use of betel, areca and smokeless tobacco products in a Pakistani squatter settlement

From: Socio-demographic correlates of betel, areca and smokeless tobacco use as a high risk behavior for head and neck cancers in a squatter settlement of Karachi, Pakistan

 

Prevalence (%)

Univariate OR [95% CI]

Mean Freq

Paan

Sindhi

6.0%

0.25 [0.07–0.91]

8.7

Punjabi

7.2%

0.31 [0.12–0.82]

6.5

Pathan

1.8%

0.07 [0.01–0.36]

11.0

Mohajir

20.2%

1.00

8.0

Chaalia

Sindhi

25.4%

NS

4.8

Punjabi

17.4%

NS

6.7

Pathan

21.2%

NS

8.9

Mohajir

30.0%

1.00

5.9

Gutka

Sindhi

6.0%

NS

5.0

Punjabi

6.6%

0.33 [0.12–0.92]

10.7

Pathan

4.4%

0.22 [0.06–0.73]

5.4

Mohajir

17.5%

1.00

7.4

Niswar

Sindhi

6.0%

1.00

24.0

Punjabi

12.6%

NS

11.6

Pathan

24.8%

5.18 [1.73–15.53]

16.7

Mohajir

15.0%

NS

14.2

Tumbaku

Sindhi

3.0%

0.12 [0.02–0.61]

4.5

Punjabi

7.8%

0.34 [0.13–0.88]

10.5

Pathan

4.4%

0.18 [0.06–0.61]

11.8

Mohajir

20.0%

1.00

8.1

Overall

Sindhi

34.3%

NS

10.5

Punjabi

34.7%

NS

13.4

Pathan

46.0%

NS

15.2

Mohajir

50.0%

1.00

16.8

  1. NS = Difference not statistically significant