Table 4

ORs and 95% CIs of the study variables for anxiety (+) by asking participants to answer questions about radiation, as assessed by the logistic regression analysis

VariableUnitOR95% CIp Value
Adjusted
Age≥40 years old0.640.36 to 1.150.13
Manager in the workplaceNo1.140.65 to 2.000.66
Public health nurse at the time of the accidentNo2.371.27 to 4.420.007
Current degree of anxiety about radiationanxiety (+)3.561.82 to 6.96<0.001
Difficulty answering radiation questions in the pastNo1.270.76 to 2.120.37
Currently have materials to obtain knowledge about radiationNo2.111.25 to 3.600.006
Knowledge about childhood thyroid cancer increase after the Chernobyl accidentNo1.691.04 to 2.750.04
Unadjusted
Age≥40 years old0.340.23 to 0.51<0.001
Manager in the workplaceNo2.041.28 to 3.250.003
Public health nurse at the time of the accidentNo3.602.26 to 5.73<0.001
Current degree of anxiety about radiationanxiety (+)3.331.79 to 6.17<0.001
Difficulty answering radiation questions in the pastNo1.631.03 to 2.570.04
Currently have materials to obtain knowledge about radiationNo2.361.44 to 3.87<0.001
Knowledge about childhood thyroid cancer increase after the Chernobyl accidentNo1.821.17 to 2.820.008