Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Regression analysis between DMFT and sweet intake and liking
| DMFT caries prevalence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| R 2 | Beta estimate | p value | |
| Simple sugar intake | 0.22 | 0.01 | 0.075 |
| Sweet liking | 0.26 | 0.61 | 0.004 |
Significant results are shown in bold. Sex, age, and BMI were used as covariates
The results we reported were derived from the subsample of 322 individuals with both sugar intake and sweet liking data
