Screening for Celiac Disease in Children with Dental Enamel Defects

Table 4

regression summary for possible predictors of celiac disease in patients with DED.

Item	BETA	Standard error of BETA	𝐵	Standard error of 𝐵	𝑡	𝑃
Age	−0.344	0.117	−0.074	0.025	−2.947	0.005
Consanguinity	−0.191	0.264	−0.090	0.123	−0.725	0.471
Diarrhea	0.158	0.277	0.129	0.227	0.570	0.571
Abdominal distension	−0.040	0.144	−0.032	0.114	−0.277	0.783
Z score for weight	−0.120	0.121	−0.020	0.012	−1.658	0.104
Grade of enamel defects	0.049	0.207	0.043	0.181	0.235	0.815
Dental plaque	−0.209	0.203	−0.170	0.166	−1.026	0.310
Hemoglobin	−0.295	0.305	−0.085	0.088	−0.965	0.339
Calcium level	−0.524	0.228	−0.232	0.101	−2.293	0.026

𝑅=0.78641809, 𝑅²=0.61845341, Adjusted 𝑅²=0.55112165,𝐹(9,51)=9.1852,𝑃<0.000001, Standard Error of estimate = 0.26854.