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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Public Health Dent. 2011 May 31;71(4):289–300. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2011.00271.x

Table 7.

Multivariable negative binomial GLMM regression results for assessing the associations between new cavitated caries and related factors (151 subjects)

Variable New Cavitated Caries*
(d2+fs/D2+FS)
Est.§ exp (Est.)£ p-value
100% Juice Exposure Level (overall p-value) (0.02)
  • Low 0 1 Ref.
  • Middle 0.07 1.07 0.76
  • High −0.65 0.52 0.03
Proportion of New Non-cavitated Caries Lesions to Surfaces at Risk (10% change) 1.26 3.53 0.007
Dentition (overall p-value) (<0.0001)
  • Primary Dentition (Exam 1) 0 1 Ref.
  • Mixed Dentition (Exam 2) 0.79 2.20 <0.0001
  • Permanent Dentition (Exam 3) −0.67 0.51 0.003
*

Transitions are from sound/non-cavitated caries lesions to cavitated caries or filled lesions.

§

β estimates

£

Exponentiation of the estimates

Note: p<0.05 to be retained, except dentition type, a control variable.