Table 2.

Summary of Independent Variables by Toothache Status and Results of Univariable Logistic Regressions of Toothache on Each Predictor.

		Toothache status = Yes		Toothache status = No
Predictors	Total No.	N	Value*	N	Value*	Odds Ratio	p-value
Demographics
Age (years)	153	52	12.5±2.2	101	13.6±2.3	1.23 (1.05, 1.45)	0.01 ††
Dental Care Utilization
Visited dentist in last two years†	152	52	96.2	100	84.0	4.76 (1.05, 21.58)	0.04 ††
Sweet Snack Consumption
No. of candy bars consumed last week	112	35	2.1±1.8	77	1.4±1.6	1.31 (1.02, 1.67)	0.03
Days last week of sweet snacks between meals	108	34	2.6±2.3	74	1.7±2.0	1.21 (1.01, 1.47)	0.04 ††
Chip consumption
Days last week of chips between meals	108	34	1.9±1.7	74	1.1±1.5	1.33 (1.03, 1.73)	0.03 ††
Non-diet Soft Drink Consumption
No. of cans of soft drink consumed, weekday	115	35	4.0±3.7	80	2.8±3.2	1.10 (0.99, 1.24)	0.09
No. of cans of soft drink consumed, weekend	114	34	3.2±2.6	80	1.9±2.1	1.26 (1.04, 1.52)	0.02 ††
No. of cans of soft drink consumed, per day	113	34	3.8±3.2	79	2.5±2.7	1.16 (1.01, 1.33)	0.03

Note:

^*Plus-minus values are means ± SD. All remaining values are percents.

^†Indicates binary variable.

^††Included in multivariable models.