Table 2.
Multivariate analysis of the association between the socioeconomic-demographic variables and periodontitis in pregnant women from Recife, Brazil, 2008.
| Variables | OR a) | (95% CI)a) | Non-adjustedp-value | OR b) | (95% CI) b) | p-value adjusted for intra-level variables |
| Schooling (years) | ||||||
| 9 or more | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 5-8 | 2.22 | (0.77-6.86) | 0.16 | 1.76 | (0.63-4.87) | 0.270 |
| 0-4 | 16.64 | (6.25-48.12) | 0.0001 | 8.79 | (3.33-23.20) | 0.000 |
| Income | ||||||
| >1 MS | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| ≤1 MS | 5.62 | (2.75-11.81) | 0.0001 | 3.18 | (1.56-6.50) | 0.001 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Stable partner | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Single | 4.03 | (2.48-6.54) | 0.0001 | 2.27 | (1.38-3.74) | 0.001 |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 13-19 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 20-29 | 1.97 | (1.07-3.64) | 0.027 | 1.76 | (0.94-3.28) | 0.070 |
| 30 or more | 2.23 | (1.10-4.53) | 0.024 | 1.65 | (0.80-3.41) | 0.170 |
a
non-adjusted.
b
adjusted for schooling, household income, marital status and patient age.
c
OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.
d
MS: minimum salary; 1 MS equivalent to US$ 250.00.