Table 3.
Predictors of dental caries and gingivitis among sampled women
| Predictors | Dental caries | Gingivitis | |||||||
| ORa | (95% CI)b | p-value | OR | (95% CI) | p-value | ||||
| Pregnancy status | |||||||||
| Non-pregnant women | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | |||||
| Pregnant women | 2.9 | (1.6–5.4) | 0.001 | 2.2 | (1.1–4.7) | 0.32 | |||
| Age group (years) | |||||||||
| > 25 | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | |||||
| ≤ 25 | 1.0 | (0.5–1.9) | 0.992 | 1.5 | (0.7–3.0) | 0.311 | |||
| Occupation | |||||||||
| Housewife | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | |||||
| Farmer | 1.7 | (0.7–4.5) | 0.276 | 7.0 | (1.8–26.3) | 0.004 | |||
| Office employee | 1.3 | (0.6–3.0) | 0.517 | 2.0 | (0.8–5.0) | 0.147 | |||
| Education | |||||||||
| College and higher | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | |||||
| Primary school | 1.6 | (0.7–3.6) | 0.296 | 2.8 | (1.1–6.9) | 0.030 | |||
| High school | 2.8 | (1.2–6.3) | 0.016 | 3.0 | (1.2–7.3) | 0.018 | |||
| Health insurance | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | |||||
| Universal coverage | 1.2 | (0.6–2.3) | 0.571 | 2.1 | (1.0–4.3) | 0.062 | |||
aOR: Odds ratio; ORs were adjusted for age in pregnancy status, and for age and pregnancy status in other variables.
b95% CI: 95% confidence interval.