Socioeconomic Factors and Oral Health-Related Behaviours Associated with Dental Caries in Preschool Children from Central Italy (Province of Ascoli Piceno)
Table 3
Results from the logistic regression analysis considering the caries experience as dependent variable.
Variable
Association between caries experience in primary dentition and the considered variables using a univariate logistic regression model.
Multivariate logistic regression model
OR
95% CI (confidence interval)
value
OR
95% CI (confidence interval)
value
Mother’s nationality
Italian°
1
1
0.004
Non-Italian
8.64
4.11–22.9
0.001
6.24
1.12–18.22
Income
Higher than €36.000°
1
1
Between €24.000 and €36.000
1.25
0.37–4.27
0.722 ns
1.32
0.37–4.72
0.668 ns
Between €12.000 and €24.000
1.67
0.53–5.32
0.384 ns
1.23
0.37–4.15
0.735 ns
Lower than €12.000
7
2.05–23.85
0.002
3.56
0.88–14.45
0.075 ns
Own residence
Yes°
1
1
No
2.73
1.41–5.30
0.003
1.71
0.74–3.98
0.211 ns
Number of times the patient eats between the meals
1.74
1.23–2.47
0.002
0.49
0.21–1.18
0.112 ns
Candies and sweets between meals:
No°
1
1.39–5.21
0.003
1
1.01–3.22
0.124 ns
Yes
2.69
1.32
Number of dental visits every year
2.36
1.32–4.20
0.004
3.43
1.18–9.95
0.024
Do you think your child may have caries?
No°
1
1
Yes
16.24
7.61–34.64
0.001
6.59
1.19–36.48
0.031
Does the patient have sweet drinks or sweet food before going to bed?
