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. 2013 Oct 31;13:60. doi: 10.1186/1472-6831-13-60

Table 2.

Child’s dental visit and associated factors (prevalence ratio: 95% CI)

Variables Have never gone to the dentist
PR (95% CI) PR adj. (95% CI)
Child’s gender
p = 0.17
**
Male
1
 
Female
1.07 (0.97–1.17)
 
Child’s age (months)
p < 0.001
p < 0.001
12–35
1
1
36–59
0.84 (0.76–0.92)
0.84 (0.76–0.93)
Child’s skin color
p = 0.56
**
White
1
 
Non-White
0.96 (0.84–1.10)
 
Household income
p = 0.14
**
>1 BMW*
1
 
≤1 BMW*
1.08 (0.97–1.21)
 
Mother’s level of education
p = 0.02
p = 0.02
≥8 years
1
1
<8 years
1.09 (1.02–1.25)
1.13 (1.02–1.24)
Father’s level of education
p = 0.10
**
≥8 years
1
 
<8 years
1.09 (0.98–1.21)
 
Does child brush teeth?
p = 0.00
p = 0.00
Yes
1
1
No
1.28 (1.17–1.40)
1.16 (1.05–1.27)
Children’s dental caries
p = 0.15
**
dmft = 0
1
 
dmft ≥ 1
0.92 (0.82–1.03)
 
Parents’ perception of child’s oral health
p = 0.38
**
Good/excellent
1
 
Fair/poor 0.91 (0.74–1.12)  

p Wald statistics, BMW Brazilian minimum wage, PR prevalence ratio, PR adj adjusted prevalence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval. **Variables not fitted in the final multiple model after the adjustment.