Table 4.

Results of logistic regression analyses among university students in Finland (n = 8514)^a,b

	P	OR	95 % CI
			Lower	Upper
Treatment need at check-upc	<0.001	3.4	2.8	4.3
Genderd	<0.001	3.0	2.3	4.0
Smoking or using snuffe	<0.001	2.1	1.5	3.0
Attitude to foodf	0.007	1.7	1.2	2.5
Tooth brushingg	0.006	1.4	1.1	1.8

Nagelkerke R2 = 0.104

P P-value, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval

^aDental fear was dependent variable (0 = somewhat or not at all afraid, 1 = very afraid)

^bControlling for age, general mood and feelings in social situation

^cTreatment need at check-up: 0 = rarely or never, 1 = frequently or every time

^dGender: 0 = male, 1 = female

^eSmoking or using snuff: 0 = not at all, 1 = occasionally or regularly

^fAttitude to food: 0 = Normal, 1 = Abnormal (those answering: “Do not know” were excluded)

^gTooth brushing: 0 = two times a day or more often, 1 = less than two times a day