Research Article
Periodontal Health Status and Associated Factors: Findings of a Prenatal Oral Health Program in South Brazil
Table 4
Crude and adjusted analysis [prevalence ratio (PR)] for the association between independent variables and CPITN scores in pregnant women.
| Variables | CPITN | Crude PR (95% CI) | value | Adjusted PR (95% CI) | value |
| Skin color | | | | | White | 1.00 | <0.001 | 1.00 | 0.171 | Non-white | 1.25 (1.10–1.41) | | 1.10 (0.95–1.27) | |
| Age (years) | | | | | 15–19 | 1.00 | | | | 20–34 | 1.04 (0.86–1.25) | 0.663 | | | 35–44 | 1.02 (0.81–1.27) | 0.855 | | |
| Education level | | | | | >8 years | 1.00 | 0.035 | 1.00 | 0.986 | ≤8 years | 1.13 (1.00–1.27) | | 0.99 (0.87–1.14) | |
| Family income | | | | | ≥US$1051 | 1.00 | | 1.00 | | US$351–US$1050 | 1.22 (1.04–1.44) | <0.001 | 1.06 (0.89–1.25) | 0.472 | ≤US$350 | 1.36 (1.16–1.60) | 0.013 | 1.13 (0.94–1.36) | 0.162 |
| Stage of pregnancy | | | | | First trimester | 1.00 | | 1.00 | | Second trimester | 0.81 (0.67–0.97) | 0.026 | 0.86 (0.69–1.06) | 0.176 | Third trimester | 0.79 (0.65–0.96) | 0.022 | 0.80 (0.63–1.00) | 0.056 |
| Prenatal care | | | | | Yes | 1.00 | 0.778 | | | No | 1.04 (0.76–1.41) | | | |
| Frequency of tooth brushing | | | | | ≥3 times per day | 1.00 | 0.202 | 1.00 | 0.640 | ≤2 times per day | 1.09 (0.95–1.24) | | 1.03 (0.88–1.21) | |
| Frequency of flossing | | | | | ≥1 time per day | 1.00 | 0.810 | | | <1 time per day | 1.01 (0.89–1.14) | | | |
| Visible plaque | | | | | No | 1.00 | <0.001 | 1.00 | <0.001 | Yes | 2.10 (1.57–2.80) | | 1.88 (1.37–2.59) | |
| Caries activity | | | | | No | 1.00 | <0.001 | 1.00 | 0.594 | Yes | 1.36 (1.17–1.59) | | 1.05 (0.71–1.46) | |
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