3.4. Multivariate Analysis. All significant variables in bivariate
analysis were included in the multivariate logistic regression.
Themodel was suitable andHosmer-Lemeshow test was
adequate. Living near busy highway OR 5.04 and 95% CI
(4.44–12.85) and living close to local diesel generatorOR 4.76
and 95% CI (2.07–10.91) remained significantly associated
with CVD after adjusting for HDL, LDL, triglyceride, SBP,
and cigarette smoking status (Table 4). In an attempt to
assess the dose-effect relationship, we also conducted another
multivariate analysis where we treated the duration of living
near busy highway and living close to local diesel generator as
independent continuous variables instead of a dichotomous