Table 5 Factors associated with communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases and external causes of adult deaths in northern Ethiopia, 2007–2013
Covariate | Level | No Number (%) | Yes Number (%) | Crude odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Communicable diseases | |||||
Sex | Female | 276 (49.0) | 288 (55.4) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.6) | 1.4 (1.1, 1. 8) |
Male | 287 (51.0) | 231 (44.6) | 1 | 1 | |
Residence | Urban | 189 (33.6) | 148 (28.5) | 1 | 1 |
Rural | 374 (66.4) | 371 (71.5) | 1.3 (1.0 1.6) | 1.5 (1.1; 2.1) | |
Age group | 15–24 years | 71 (12.6) | 51 (9.8) | 1 | 1 |
25–49 years | 128 (22.7) | 145 (27.9) | 1.6 (1.0; 2.4) | 1.6 (1.0; 2.5) | |
> = 50 years | 364 (64.7) | 323 (62.2) | 1.2 (0.8; 1.8) | 1.3 (0.9; 2.0) | |
Education | Uneducated | 405 (71.9) | 379 (73.0) | 1 | 1 |
1–4 | 76 (13.5) | 62 (11.9) | 0.9 (0.6; 1.3) | 1.0 (0.7;1.5) | |
5–8 | 42 (7.5) | 30 (5.8) | 0.8 (0.5: 1.2) | 0.9 (0.5;1.6) | |
9–12 | 35(6.2) | 36 (6.9) | 1.1 (0.7; 1.8) | 1.6 (0.85;3.02) | |
12+ | 5 (0.9) | 12 (2.3) | 2.6 (0.9; 7.4) | 3.4 (1.1;10.1) | |
Climatic zone | Mid-lowland | 111 (19.7) | 103 (19.8) | 1 | |
Highland | 452 (80.3) | 416 (80.2) | 1.0 (0.7; 1.3) | 1.1 (0.8;1.5) | |
Non-communicable diseases | |||||
Sex | Female | 361 (51.2) | 176 (54.0) | 1 | 1 |
Male | 344 (49.8) | 150 (46.0) | 0.9 (0.7; 1.2) | 0.9 (0.7; 1.2) | |
Residence | Urban | 192 (27.2) | 128 (39.3) | 1.7 (1.3, 2.3) | 1.7 (1.2, 2.4) |
Rural | 513 (72.8) | 198 (59.7) | 1 | 1 | |
Age group | 15–24 years | 91 (12.9) | 28 (8.6) | 1 | |
25–49 years | 209 (29.6) | 56 (17.2) | 0.9 (0.5;1.5) | 0.8 (0.5; 1.3) | |
> = 50 years | 405 (57.4) | 242 (74.2) | 1.9 (1.2;3.1) | 1.8 (1.1; 3.0) | |
Education | Uneducated | 501 (71.1) | 239 (73.3) | 1 | |
1–4 | 94 (13.3) | 41 (12.6) | 0.8 (0.6; 1.4) | 1.0 (0.6;1.5) | |
5–8 | 45 (6.4) | 26 (8.0) | 1.2 (0.7; 2.0) | 1.5 (0.9; 2.7) | |
9–12 | 53 (7.5) | 15 (4.6) | 0.6 (0.3; 1.1) | 0.6 (0.3;1.2) | |
12+ | 12 (1.7) | 5 (1.5) | 0.9 (0.3; 2.5) | 0.7 (0.2; 2.2) | |
Climatic zone | Mid- and lowland | 158 (22.4) | 47 (14.4) | 1 | 1 |
Highland | 547 (71.6) | 279 (85.6) | 1.7 (1.2;2.5) | 1.4 (0.9; 2.0) | |
External causes | |||||
Sex | Female | 540(55.7) | 24 (21.2) | 1 | |
Male | 429(54.3) | 89 (78.8) | 4.7 (2.9; 7.5) | 4.5(2.8; 7.4) | |
Residence | Urban | 316(32.6) | 21 (18.6) | 1 | |
Rural | 653(67.4) | 92 (81.4) | 2.1 (1.3; 3.5) | 1.7 (0.9; 3.2) | |
Age group | 15–24 years | 93 (9.6) | 29 (25.6) | 4.7 (2.8, 7.8) | 3.9 (2.2, 7.1) |
25–49 years | 232 (23.9) | 41 (36.3) | 2.6 (1.7, 4.2) | 2.6 (1.7, 4.3) | |
> = 50 years | 644 (66.5) | 43 (38.1) | 1 | 1 | |
Education | Uneducated | 720 (74.3) | 64 (56.6) | 1 | |
1–4 | 114 (11.8) | 24 (21.2) | 2.4 (1.4; 3.9) | 1.3 (0.7;2.2) | |
5–8 | 59 (6.1) | 13 (11.5) | 2.5 (1.3; 4.8) | 1.5 (0.7; 3.1) | |
9+ | 76 (7.8) | 12 (10.6) | 1.8 (.9; 3.4) | 1.3 (0.6; 3.0) | |
Climatic zone | Mid- and lowland | 175 (18.1) | 39 (34.5) | 1 | 1 |
Highland | 794 (81.9) | 74 (65.5) | 0.4 (0.3; 0.7) | 0.5 (0.3; 0.9) | |