|
Characteristic
|
Adjusted relative risk
|
95% confidence interval
|
P
|
|---|
|
Male sex
|
1.41
|
1.13, 1.77
|
0.003
|
|
Age group
| | | |
|
< 10
|
Referent
| | |
|
10–19
|
1.84
|
1.27, 2.66
|
0.002
|
|
20–49
|
1.38
|
0.99, 1.92
|
0.06
|
|
≥ 50
|
1.94
|
1.30, 2.90
|
0.001
|
|
Lives in predominantly SC/ST tolaa
|
7.29
|
5.03, 10.57
|
< 0.0001
|
|
Ever sleeps outside
|
1.54
|
1.12, 2.11
|
0.008
|
|
Sleeps on ground
|
1.61
|
1.14, 2.28
|
0.007
|
|
Open defecation
|
2.06
|
1.29, 3.30
|
0.003
|
|
Migrates to work in brick kiln
|
1.71
|
1.19, 2.46
|
0.004
|
- The analysis dataset included 272 participants with and 20,357 participants without the disease. Model constructed using a stepwise selection procedure with significance level of 0.05, using generalized estimating equations to account for intra-household correlation
- aSC/ST, Scheduled caste/scheduled tribe; tola classification presented in detail in Additional file 2: Table S1
