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. 2024 Jun 25;83:40891. doi: 10.2340/aos.v83.40891

Table 3.

Multilevel analysis of individual and contextual variables associated with traumatic dental injury in children 8 to 10 years of age.

Model 1 (‘null’) Model 2 Model 3
PR (95% CI) p PR (95% CI) p PR (95% CI)
Intercept 0.29 (0.10–0.64) 1.64 (1.43–1.86) 6.16 (5.11–7.21)
Individual variables
Sex
 Male - - - - -
 Female - - - - -
Age
 8 - - - - -
 9 - - - - -
 10 - - - - -
Mother’s age
 ≤ 35 years - - - - -
 > 35 years - - - - -
Guardian’s schooling
 ≤ 8 years of study - - - - -
 > 8 years of study - - - - -
Guardian’s marital status
 Single - <0.01 1.90 (1.50–3.34) 0.03 2.33 (1.79–2.66)
 Married - - 1 - 1
Practice of sports at school
 Yes - <0.01 3.68 (1.170–2.28) 0.01 2.46 (1.70–3.22)
 No - - 1 - 1
Daily use of electronic devices
 Yes - 0.03 2.38 (1.81–2.69) <0.01 1.78 (1.31–1.81)
 No - - 1 - 1
Screen time per day
 Excessive (> 2 h) - 0.01 1.76 (1.71–2.56) <0.01 3.84 (1.94–4.28)
 Normal (≤ 2 h) - - 1 - 1
Family adaptability
 Chaotic - 0.003 1.95 (1.26–3.01) 0.04 4.22 (3.44–4.99)
 Structured - - 1 - 1
Contextual variables
Type of school
 Public - - - 0.03 1.77 (1.02–3.05)
 Private - - - - 1
Type of courtyard
 Cement
 Sand
-
-
-
-
1
-
0.04
-
1.99 (1.15–3.15)
1
Ramps/stairs with handrail
 No - - - - -
 Yes - - - - -
 Deviance (-2loglikelihood) 40371.18 - 36624.19 - 29339.90

Values are presented as OR (95% CI). VPC, variance partition coefficient for random intercepts of mixed effects models. * Significance level at p < 0.05. a*Unconditional model. b*Individual covariates. c*Subject and school-level covariates.