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. 2009 Jul 18;9:18. doi: 10.1186/1472-6831-9-18

Table 3.

Indicators of pregnant women's oral condition using percentages (n) of subjects having CPI score >0 and ≥ 1 missed tooth.

CPI >0 unadj CPI >0 adjusted±§ ≥ 1 missed tooth unadjusted ≥ 1 missed tooth Adjusted§
SES % (n) OR 95% CI % (n) OR 95% CI
Place of residence: urban 63.0 114 42.5 77 1
rural 68.3 360 33.8 349* 0.9 0.5–1.6
Wealth index: 1st quartile 68.5 85 29.0 36 1
2nd quartile 66.9 164 31.0 76 0.9 0.5–1.7
3rd quartile 73.4 102 42.4 59 1.2 0.6–2.6
4th quartile 63.4 111 45.1 79* 1.1 0.5–2.2
Age: ≤ 20 yr 52.0 92 1 26.6 47 1
21–30 yr 68.4 253 1.7 1.2–2.7 37.0 137 0.8 0.4–1.5
31–45 yr 83.0** 122 3.4 1.8–6.1 43.5 64* 1.0 0.5–2.1
Household 1–4 persons 61.1 240 1 30.3 119 1
5–20 persons 78.8** 231 1.4 1.0–2.0 43.0 133** 1.5 1.0–2.5
Owning land: No 64.8 162 34.8 87
yes 68.3 306 36.8 165
Parity: At least one 70.9 389 1 40.4 222 1
Never 53.5** 83 0.7 0.4–1.1 19.4 30** 0.4 0.2–0.8
Use bed net: No 72.1 248 1 32.0 110 1
Yes 62.1* 218 0.6 0.4–0.9 40.2 141* 0.9 0.5–1.4
Dental care
Last dental visit: <6 months 71.4 25 82.9 29 1
>6 months 67.0 118 77.3 136 0.7 0.2–2.0
Never 67.0 308 15.4 71** 0.04 0.02–0.1
Psycho-social
Pregnancy: ≥ 7 month 66.3 375 37.3 211
< 7 month 70.5 74 29.5 31
Marital status: Not married 62.3 160 1 31.9 82
married 69.8* 312 0.9 0.6–1.4 38.0 170
Breast Problem No 66.5 374 37.9 213 1
Yes 68.1 92 27.4 37* 0.3 0.2–0.6
Oral hygiene
Debris: low 63.3 364 1 37.0 213
fair 82.6** 114 2.5 1.5–4.1 31.9 44

** p < 0.001, *p < 0.05

±Adjusted for number of teeth lost

§Only variables that were statistically significantly associated with dependent variables were entered into the regression models