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Table 4 Multivariate analysis of socio-demographic variables associated with CU

From: Consanguinity and its socio-biological parameters in Rahim Yar Khan District, Southern Punjab, Pakistan

Socio-demographic variable OR Std.Err. P 95 % CI
Model 1 (without caste system)     
Mother tongue     
 Saraiki 2.01 0.26 <0.0001 1.55–2.60
Literacy     
 Religious education 1.31 0.18 0.040 1.01–1.71
 Illiterate 1.42 0.19 0.008 1.10–1.83
Marriage arrangement     
 Reciprocal marriage 1.82 0.25 <0.0001 1.39–2.37
Parental marriage type     
 Consanguineous union 3.06 0.32 <0.0001 2.50–3.75
Model 2 (with Caste-system)     
Caste-system     
 Khokhar 5.41 3.20 0.004 1.70–17.25
Mother tongue     
 Saraiki 1.93 0.61 0.038 1.04–3.59
Literacy     
 Illiterate 1.41 0.22 0.024 1.05–1.91
Marriage arrangement     
 Reciprocal marriage 1.64 0.29 0.006 1.15–2.33
Parental marriage type     
 Consanguineous union 2.87 0.35 <0.0001 2.25–3.65