Research Article
Relationship between Body Mass Index and Tooth Decay in a Population of 3–6-Year-Old Children in Iran
Table 3
Multiple Poisson regression analysis for effective factors on dmft index.
| Variables | | Adjusted rate ratio1 | 95% CI2 | value |
| Gender | Boy Girl | 1.321 Reference | 1.202–1.452 — | 0.0001 |
| BMI | Normal Overweight | 1.449 Reference | 1.270–1.653 — | 0.0001 |
| Father’s education | Diploma and under diploma University | 1.381 Reference | 1.257–1.517 | 0.0001 |
| Age | | 1.324 | 1.260–1.392 | 0.0001 |
| Mother’s job | Employee self-employment | 1.347 Reference | 1.117–1.624 | 0.0001 |
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The dmft ratio of each group versus reference group for each variable adjusted for other variables.
2Confidence interval.
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