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Published in final edited form as: Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2024 Feb 7;257:114335. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2024.114335

Table 2.

Results of WQS metal mixtures analysis on objective and subject oral health status

	Children (6–19-year-olds)
	RR	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI
Blood metals WQS index
Self-rated oral health	1.04	1.02	1.07
DMFS count	1.32	1.11	1.56
DMFT count	1.21	1.07	1.38
Urine metals WQS index
Self-rated oral health	1.00	0.94	1.06
DMFS count	2.06	1.58	2.70
DMFT count	1.76	1.39	2.23

Negative binomial models were used for DMFS (number of decayed, missing and filled teeth surfaces) and DMFT (number of decayed, missing and filled teeth) while a Poisson model for self-rated oral health.