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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Public Health Dent. 2012 Nov 8;75(4):265–273. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2012.00376.x

Table 4.

Multivariable Binomial Logistic Regression Model to Estimate the Odds of Being in the d1 Group Relative to the Caries-Free Group

Parameter Odds ratio (95% CI) P-value
Milk at meals (occasions/week) 0.906 (0.834, 0.984) 0.020
Presweetened cereal at meals (occasions/week) 1.344 (1.096, 1.649) 0.005
Daily toothbrushing frequency (36–60 months) 0.430 (0.263, 0.702) 0.001
SES level 0.472 (0.224, 0.996) 0.049

Note: 1) The initial, full model additionally included frequencies of consumptions of powdered sugared beverages at snacks, regular soda pop at meals, juice drinks at meals, unprocessed starches at meals, age at primary tooth dental exam, gender, composite water fluoride level, and the interaction between powdered sugared beverage consumption frequency at snacks and SES level. These variables were removed in the backward elimination (P-value < 0.05 to remain). 2) Included subjects are caries-free children (n = 248) or those with d1 caries experience only (n = 38); those with d2+f experience are excluded.

CI, confidence interval; SES, socioeconomic status.