Comparing Health Promotion Programs in Public Dental Service of Vantaa, Finland: A Clinical Trial in 6–36-Month-Old Children

Table 3

Results of the logistic regression models of parent- and child-related factors on the presence of MS among first-born children at the age of 24–36 months with intervention group and area as confounders.

	MS score negative
	Crude OR	𝑃	OR	95% CI	𝑃
Mother born before 1980	0.67	0.153
Father born before 1980	0.77	0.407
Mother’s advanced education level	0.44	0.006
Father’s advanced education level	0.48	0.026	0.51	0.27–0.98	0.044
Parents have not cleaned pacifier in their own mouth	0.49	0.175
Parents have not tasted food from child’s spoon	0.86	0.614
Mother’s use of xylitol at least 3 times/day	0.89	0.764
Child’s tooth brushing at least 2 times/day	0.53	0.031
Child’s fluoride use at least 2 times/day	0.61	0.096
Child’s snacks between meals seldom or never	0.91	0.750
Child’s use of xylitol at least 3 times/day	0.41	0.006	0.41	0.20–0.84	0.014
Child’s use of probiotic products	0.72	0.290
Gender (male = 1)	0.74	0.281