Research Article

Personal Oral Infection Control, Low Birthweight, and Preterm Births in Appalachia West Virginia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Logistic regressions on low birthweight.

Unadjusted Odds Ratio [95% CI]P-valueAdjusted Odds Ratio [95% CI]P-value

Daily oral infection control
Less than 13 times per week2.07 0.0111.82 0.068
13 or more times per weekreference (1.00)reference (1.00)

Abbreviation. CI: confidence interval.
Low birthweight, defined as less than 2500 grams.
Adjusted for preterm birth and the additive periodontal screening and reporting score of the sextants.