Table 3 Identification of risk factors...

Table 3

Identification of risk factors of head and neck cancer by sociodemographic characteristics, (n = 404)

Variables	Identification of risk factors, OR (95% CI)
Variables	Smoking	HPV	Sun exposure	Family history	Radiation
Gender
Male	0.76 (0.39–1.46)	1.3 (0.56–2.86)	0.91 (0.59–1.41)	0.69 (0.40–1.16)	0.78 (0.48–1.27)
Female	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Age group (yrs)
26–35	0.59 (0.29–1.19)	0.58 (0.21–1.61)	0.95 (0.57–1.59)	0.86 (0.46–1.59)	1.31 (0.71–2.43)
36–50	1.75 (0.39–7.73)	0.91 (0.16–5.22)	0.65 (0.29–1.41)	0.70 (0.30–1.67)	1.19 (0.49–2.89)
Above 50	2.62 (0.34–20.2)	1.29 (0.13–12.4)	0.77 (0.32–1.87)	0.68 (0.25–1.83)	0.63 (0.25–1.57)
15–25	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Postgraduate
No	0.89 (0.42–1.87)	0.50 (0.22–1.14)	0.98 (0.61–1.55)	0.52 (0.46–1.48)	0.52 (0.29–0.94)*
Yes	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Socioeconomic class
Lower class	0.34 (0.02–6.77)		5.73 (0.89–36.9)	0.73 (0.13–4.21)	2.17 (0.33–14.5)
Lower-middle class	0.93 (0.10–8.48)	_	2.17 (0.48–9.8)	0.26 (0.06–1.19)	1.09 (0.20–5.87)
Upper-middle class	0.84 (0.10)		1.90 (0.44–8.23)	0.17 (0.04–0.75)*	0.79 (0.15–4.10)
Upper class	Reference		Reference	Reference	Reference
Marital status
Married	1.11 (0.47–2.60)	0.95 (0.34–2.6)	1.13 (0.66–1.94)	0.5 (0.25–1.0)*	0.86 (0.26–1.6)
Single	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference

Variables	Identification of risk factors, OR (95% CI)
Variables	Smoking	HPV	Sun exposure	Family history	Radiation
Gender
Male	0.76 (0.39–1.46)	1.3 (0.56–2.86)	0.91 (0.59–1.41)	0.69 (0.40–1.16)	0.78 (0.48–1.27)
Female	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Age group (yrs)
26–35	0.59 (0.29–1.19)	0.58 (0.21–1.61)	0.95 (0.57–1.59)	0.86 (0.46–1.59)	1.31 (0.71–2.43)
36–50	1.75 (0.39–7.73)	0.91 (0.16–5.22)	0.65 (0.29–1.41)	0.70 (0.30–1.67)	1.19 (0.49–2.89)
Above 50	2.62 (0.34–20.2)	1.29 (0.13–12.4)	0.77 (0.32–1.87)	0.68 (0.25–1.83)	0.63 (0.25–1.57)
15–25	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Postgraduate
No	0.89 (0.42–1.87)	0.50 (0.22–1.14)	0.98 (0.61–1.55)	0.52 (0.46–1.48)	0.52 (0.29–0.94)*
Yes	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Socioeconomic class
Lower class	0.34 (0.02–6.77)		5.73 (0.89–36.9)	0.73 (0.13–4.21)	2.17 (0.33–14.5)
Lower-middle class	0.93 (0.10–8.48)	_	2.17 (0.48–9.8)	0.26 (0.06–1.19)	1.09 (0.20–5.87)
Upper-middle class	0.84 (0.10)		1.90 (0.44–8.23)	0.17 (0.04–0.75)*	0.79 (0.15–4.10)
Upper class	Reference		Reference	Reference	Reference
Marital status
Married	1.11 (0.47–2.60)	0.95 (0.34–2.6)	1.13 (0.66–1.94)	0.5 (0.25–1.0)*	0.86 (0.26–1.6)
Single	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference