. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2014 Sep 1;43(2):128–134. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12127

Table 3.

Caries risk factors associated with dentists’ use of CRA

Variable^*	Adult patient				Pediatric patient

	OR^**	95% CI		p value	OR^**	95% CI		p value
	OR^**	Lower	Upper	p value	OR^**	Lower	Upper	p value
Current oral hygiene	1.45	0.58	3.63	0.423	*3.84*	*1.15*	*12.79*	*0.028*
Commitment to return for follow-up	0.98	0.50	1.95	0.965	1.56	0.79	3.09	0.197
One or more active caries lesions	1.31	0.70	2.47	0.400	1.20	0.64	2.25	0.572
Patient’s (guardian’s) understanding of caries progression	0.86	0.44	1.67	0.661	0.75	0.40	1.40	0.368
Presence of dental appliances	0.87	0.52	1.45	0.587	1.14	0.67	1.92	0.636
Decreased salivary function	0.90	0.53	1.52	0.685	0.76	0.45	1.29	0.315
Current diet	1.17	0.71	1.91	0.544	1.26	0.73	2.18	0.399
Presence of several large restoration	0.64	0.35	1.16	0.142	0.73	0.40	1.33	0.310
Recent Caries	*2.61*	*1.29*	*5.29*	*0.008*	1.68	0.91	3.12	0.986
Age of patient	0.78	0.47	1.31	0.349	0.79	0.45	1.38	0.399
Socioeconomic status	0.87	0.54	1.40	0.568	1.04	0.65	1.67	0.870
Dentist's subjective assessment	1.03	0.65	1.61	0.909	1.07	0.69	1.66	0.771
Current use of fluorides	*1.85*	*1.12*	*3.04*	*0.016*	*1.79*	*1.06*	*3.03*	*0.031*
Parents’ caries status	—	—	—	—	1.26	0.77	2.05	0.354

C statistic (area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve) is 0.790 in the adult patient model, and 0.786 in the pediatric patient model. Statistically significant odds ratios are highlighted in bold italic font.

All of the factors presented are on a scale of 1 to 5 and examined as continuous variables.

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Adjusted for dentist’s gender, years since graduation from dental school, and type of practice