Table 5.
Cariogenic dietary habits
|
Group |
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|
Variable |
Daily intake |
ADHD |
Non-ADHD |
ORa |
95% CIb |
p value |
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|
Cariogenic foodsc |
<1 |
10 (16.7) |
38 (63.3) |
4.50 |
(2.90-9.68) |
<0.001 |
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|
≥1 |
50 (83.3) |
22 (36.7) |
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|
Cariogenic foodsc |
<3 |
24 (40) |
50 (83.3) |
4.71 |
(2.08-10.66) |
<0.001 |
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|
≥3 |
36 (60) |
10 (16.7) |
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|
Cariogenic drinksc |
<1 |
10 (16.7) |
34 (56.7) |
5.00 |
(2.10-12.01) |
<0.001 |
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|
≥1 |
50 (83.3) |
26 (43.3) |
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|
Cariogenic drinksc |
<3 |
27 (45) |
53 (88.3) |
9.67 |
(2.94-31.73) |
<0.001 |
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|
≥3 |
33 (55) |
7 (11.7) |
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aOR: matched pairs odds ratio (ADHD/non-ADHD)
bCI: confidence interval for OR
cDaily intake of food and drinks was analysed under 2 categorization scenarios: a) at least once versus less than once a day; b) at least thrice versus less than thrice a day