Oral Health Behavior of Parents as a Predictor of Oral Health Status of Their Children

Table 3

Relationship between characteristics of parents and children with oral health status of children.

Dependent variables in children	Independent variables in parents	𝑃 value	Odds ratio	95% CI
				Lower limit	Upper limit
Plaque index (PI) in children	Education of fathers	0.25	0.86	0.67	1.11
	Education of mothers	0.00*	1.55	1.18	2.04
	Parental frequency of tooth brushing	0.49	0.89	0.64	1.24
	Parental consumption of sweet foods	0.20	0.88	0.72	1.07
	Parental dental visits	0.62	1.04	0.90	1.19
	Parental history of dental problems	0.05*	1.77	0.96	3.27
Gingival index (GI) in children	Education of fathers	0.69	0.95	0.75	1.21
	Education of mothers	0.32	1.14	0.88	1.48
	Parental frequency of tooth brushing	0.76	1.05	0.77	1.43
	Parental consumption of sweet foods	0.31	0.91	0.76	1.09
	Parental dental visits	0.49	1.05	0.92	1.20
	Parental history of dental problems	0.83	1.06	0.59	1.91

 *significant.