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Table 2 Prevalence estimates, odds ratios (OR) and 95 % confidence intervals (CI) comparing the ‘cell phone sample’ to the ‘original HH sample’

From: Potential use of telephone surveys for non-communicable disease surveillance in developing countries: evidence from a national household survey in Lebanon

NCD and public health indicators

Prevalence (%) in original HH sample (A)

Prevalence (%) in cell phone sample (B)

uORc

95 % CI

aORc

95 % CI

Age-sex adjusted prevalence (%) in cell phone sample

Behaviors

       

Current cigarette smoking

34.7

35.5

1.04

0.95–1.13

1.06

0.96–1.17

36.2

Current water pipe smoking

25.0

29.8

1.31*

1.18–1.45

1.09

0.98–1.22

26.2

Binge drinking in past 30 daysa

11.7

17.4

1.87*

1.62–2.17

1.55*

1.33–1.81

14.9

Health Conditions

       

High Blood Pressure

14.0

8.7

0.62*

0.55–0.70

0.85*

0.74–0.98

11.9

Diabetes

6.4

5.2

0.82*

0.69–0.97

1.13

0.93–1.37

6.9

Hyperlipidemia

13.3

11.2

0.83*

0.73–0.93

1.10

0.97–1.26

14.2

Cardiovascular disease

7.0

4.1

0.62*

0.52–0.73

0.82*

0.67–0.99

5.2

Asthma

6.1

6.4

1.05

0.88–1.25

1.05

0.87–1.28

6.5

Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2)

24.4

20.7

0.80*

0.72–0.88

0.93

0.84–1.04

23.2

Disability

1.8

1.3

0.72*

0.53–0.99

0.90

0.63–1.29

1.5

Self-Rated Healthb

32.0

39.1

1.51*

1.33–1.62

1.23*

1.10–1.36

34.9

  1. aBinge drinking is defined as consuming five or more drinks (male) or four or more drinks (female) at least once in past 30 days
  2. bvery good and better versus good and worse
  3. cuOR: unadjusted odds ratios comparing ‘cell phone sample’ to total household population sample; aOR: odds ratios adjusted for age and sex
  4. *Asterisk indicate statistically significant results (p value < critical alpha of 0.05)