Table 5 Logistic regression model predicting children’s caries experience
From: The relationship between dental caries, dietary intake and body composition in school-age children
Independent variable | COR | p | AOR | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal education | ||||
Primary | 3.40 (1.24, 9.34) | 0.012 | 2.64 (0.77, 9.01) | 0.008 |
Secondary | 1.76 (0.92, 3.56) | 0.031 | 1.24 (0.46, 3.33) | 0,073 |
Higher | 1 | |||
Paternal education | ||||
Primary | 2.40 (0.46, 3.33) | 0.017 | 1.37 (0.56, 3.32) | 0.058 |
Secondary | 1.50 (0.60, 3.73) | 0.068 | 1.17 (0.45, 3.05) | 0.171 |
Higher | 1 | |||
Frequency of brushing | ||||
Once | 1 | |||
Twice | 0.87 (0.43, 1.75) | 0.493 | ||
Irregular | 1.28 (0.63, 2.60) | 0.699 | ||
Frequency of added sugar intake | ||||
Daily | 1.61 (0.76, 3.41) | 0.055 | 1.67 (0.80, 3.48) | 0.027 |
Less than daily | 1 | |||
Body fat ratio | 1.08 (1.03, 1.21) | 0.004 | 1.12 (1.04, 1.22) | 0.003 |