Table 8. SPSS output of multiple regression analysis between DMFT scores (as the dependent variables) and several covariates.
Variables | Unstandardized coefficients | Standardized coefficients | t | p-Value | 95.0% confidence interval for B | ||
B | Std. error | B | Lower bound | Upper bound | |||
Constant | -6.091 | 1.285 | - | -4.738 | <0.000 | -8.618 | -3.563 |
BMI Z score | -0.093 | 0.128 | -0.033 | -0.720 | 0.472 | -0.345 | 0.160 |
Insufficient brushing | 1.741 | 0.217 | 0.309 | 8.030 | <0.001 | 1.315 | 2.168 |
SSB (mL/day) | 0.008 | 0.001 | 0.518 | 9.435 | <0.001 | 0.006 | 0.009 |
Total kcal | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.021 | 0.450 | 0.653 | -0.001 | 0.001 |
Total sugar (g) | 0.006 | 0.004 | 0.069 | 1.380 | 0.168 | -0.003 | 0.015 |
Plaque-affected sextant | 0.238 | 0.070 | 0.136 | 3.385 | 0.001 | 0.100 | 0.377 |
Male sex | 0.515 | 0.212 | 0.094 | 2.429 | 0.016 | 0.098 | 0.932 |
Fluoride toothpaste | 0.210 | 0.234 | 0.034 | 0.901 | 0.368 | -0.249 | 0.670 |