Table 5.

Gender-specific results of logistic regression analyses among university students in Finland (n = 8514)^a,b

	P	OR	95 % CI
			Lower	Upper
Women
Treatment need at check-upc	<0.001	3.2	2.5	4.0
Smoking or using snuffd	0.005	1.9	1.2	2.9
Attitude to foode	0.014	1.7	1.1	2.5
Tooth brushingf	0.014	1.4	1.1	1.8
Men
Treatment need at check-upc	<0.001	5.5	3.4	9.0
Smoking or using snuffd	0.010	2.1	1.2	3.8

Woman Nagelkerke R2 = 0.072

Men 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

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

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

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