Research Article
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Dental Caries in Primary Schoolchildren: An Iranian Setting
Table 3
Results of univariate logistic regression analysis of associations by dentition type.
| Variables | Primary dentition | Permanent dentition | OR (95% CI) | value | OR (95% CI) | value |
| Age (year) | 7–8 | 1† | — | 1† | — | 9–10 | 0.3 (0.127–0.709) | 0.006 | 1.8 (1.103–2.932) | 0.019 | 11–12 | 0.049 (0.021–0.111) | <0.001 | 3.675 (2.219–6.088) | <0.001 |
| Sex | Boy | 1† | | 1† | | Girl | 0.84 (0.779–1.818) | 0.42 | 1.47 (1.012–2.135) | 0.04 |
| Resident area | Urban | 1† | | 1† | | Rural | 1.06 (0.677–1.609) | 0.79 | 2.49 (1.676–3.706) | <0.001 |
| Father’s occupation | Employee | 1† | | 1† | | Not employee | 1.40 (0.906–2.183) | 0.12 | 1.53 (1.074–2.254) | 0.02 |
| Mother’s occupation | Housewife | 1† | | 1† | | Not housewife | 0.93 (0.509–1.733) | 0.84 | 0.76 (0.436–1.328) | 0.33 |
| Father’s education level | Under complete high school | 1† | | 1† | | Complete high school | 0.81 (0.490–1.349) | 0.42 | 0.80 (0.465–1.384) | 0.42 | University | 0.91 (0.493–1.696) | o.77 | 0.54 (0.326–0.924) | 0.24 |
| Mother’s education level | Under complete high school | 1† | | 1† | | Complete high school | 0.86 (0.465–1.595) | 0.63 | 0.96 (0.617–1.498) | 0.86 | University | 1.04 (0.575–1.879) | 0.89 | 0.74 (0.434–1.292) | 0.29 |
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†Reference group.
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