Associations between Caries among Children and Household Sugar Procurement, Exposure to Fluoridated Water and Socioeconomic Indicators in the Brazilian Capital Cities
Table 5
Multiple linear regression of the association between caries experience in 5- and 12-year-old children in 2010 and the component variables.
Age groups
Caries experience
Components*
Unstandardized coefficients (95% CI)
value
-square
5 years old
DMFT/dmft score
Component 1
−0.30 (−0.52; −0.08)
0.009*
0.25
Component 2
−0.04 (−0.26; 0.17)
0.683
% caries-free
Component 1
5.43 (2.18; 8.69)
0.002*
0.33
Component 2
0.07 (−3.19; 3.33)
0.967
12 years old
DMFT/dmft score
Component 1
−0.49 (−0.73; −0.25)
<0.001*
0.42
Component 2
−0.04 (−0.28; 0.21)
0.766
% caries-free
Component 1
7.61 (3.94; 11.29)
<0.001*
0.44
Component 2
1.18 (−2.50; 4.85)
0.515
Component 1 included income, HDI, water fluoridation, and confectionery procurement; Component 2 included free sugar and sugary soft drinks procurement.
