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. 2023 Jul 18;23:497. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03147-z

Table 4.

Weighted multivariate Logistic regression analyses of the association between untreated dental caries and dental caries experience with sleep for individuals aged 16 or above

Predictor variable Untreated Dental Caries Dental Caries Experience
Adjusted Odds Ratio P Value 95% Confidence Interval Adjusted Odds Ratio P Value 95% Confidence Interval
Sleep duration* 0.87 0.002 0.81–0.94 0.86 0.036 0.75–0.98
Sleep ≥ 7 h/night# 0.7 0.005 0.56–0.88 0.52 0.008 0.33–0.82

All models were adjusted for age, gender, race, level of education, income level and BMI

*: Sleep duration is a continuous variable for the number of hours slept per night

#: A binary variable for those who slept ≥ 7 h per night vs. those who slept < 7 h