Association between Dental Erosion and Diet in Brazilian Adolescents Aged from 15 to 19: A Population-Based Study
Table 4
Sample distribution according to the frequency of consumption and presence of dental erosion in Brazilian adolescents.
Food or beverage
High consumption*
Low consumption**
value***
Odds ratio
CI 95%
Erosion present
Erosion absent
Erosion present
Erosion absent
Minor
Major
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
Fruits
56 (22)
198 (78)
86 (20.5)
334 (79.5)
0.628
0.910
0.623
1.331
Regular soft drink
0
0
142 (21)
533 (79)
—
—
—
—
Diet/light soft drink
0
0
142 (21)
533 (79)
—
—
—
—
Yogurt
29 (19.9)
117 (80.1)
113 (21.6)
411 (78.4)
0.656
1.109
0.703
1.751
Artificial fruit juice
30 (17.9)
138 (82.1)
112 (22.2)
393 (77.8)
0.234
1.311
0.838
2.050
Isotonic beverage
1 (12.5)
7 (87.5)
141 (21.2)
523 (78.8)
0.547
1.887
0.230
15.466
Natural fruit juice
56 (22.4)
194 (77.6)
86 (20.4)
336 (79.6)
0.535
0.887
0.606
1.297
Ice tea
2 (28.6)
5 (71.4)
140 (21)
527 (79)
0.625
0.664
0.127
3.459
Energy drink
3 (15)
17 (85)
139 (21.3)
513 (78.7)
0.495
1.535
0.444
5.314
Milk
51 (21.6)
185 (78.4)
89 (20.4)
347 (79.6)
0.715
0.930
0.631
1.371
Flavored milk
28 (19.7)
114 (80.3)
113 (21.4)
416 (78.6)
0.670
1.106
0.696
1.757
Coffee
73 (20.9)
276 (79.1)
67 (20.9)
254 (79.1)
0.989
0.997
0.687
1.448
Coffee with milk
52 (20.2)
206 (79.8)
90 (21.6)
326 (78.4)
0.647
1.094
0.745
1.605
Pickles
1 (25)
3 (75)
141 (21)
530 (79)
0.845
0.798
0.082
7.731
Mustard
6 (33.3)
12 (66.7)
136 (20.7)
521 (79.3)
0.194
0.522
0.192
1.416
Ketchup
17 (22.7)
58 (77.3)
125 (20.8)
475 (79.2)
0.713
0.898
0.505
1.596
Vinegar
18 (26.9)
49 (73.1)
124 (20.4)
484 (79.6)
0.217
0.697
0.392
1.240
Combination of frequencies “1x/day and ≥ 2x/day”; **combination of frequencies “never, 1x/week, and 2–4x/week”; excluding lost cases; ***chi-squared test.
