Table 5.
Multinomial logistic regression in affected subjects
| Number of observations = 165 | log likelihood = −117.77 | p < 0.01 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coef (SE) | p > |z| | 95% Conf. Interval | ||
| Initial lesions (ICDS =1/2) | Maternal educational level (Compulsory) | 0.16 (0.41) | 0.70 | −0.64/0.95 |
| Paternal educational level (Compulsory) | 0.77 (0.62) | 0.22 | −0.45/1.98 | |
| Gender (Male) | 1.77 (0.82) | 0.03 | 0.16/3.39 | |
| Paternal occupational status (Unemployed) | 0.89 (0.45) | 0.04 | 0.03/1.77 | |
| Sweetened pacifier at night (Yes) | 0.12 (0.84) | 0.88 | −1.52/1.76 | |
| Moderate lesions (ICDS = 3/4) | Maternal educational level (Compulsory) | 0.60 (0.21) | <0.01 | 0.19/1.02 |
| Paternal educational level (Compulsory) | −0.19 (0.19) | 0.34 | −0.58/0.20 | |
| Gender (Male) | −0.15 (0.38) | 0.69 | −0.89/0.59 | |
| Paternal occupational status (Unemployed) | −0.71 (0.32) | 0.03 | −1.35/−0.08 | |
| Sweetened pacifier at night (Yes) | −1.16 (0.43) | <0.01 | −2.01/−0.31 | |
| Extensive lesions (ICDS = 5/6) | Base outcome | |||
The most prevalent caries stage (initial, moderate, extensive) was used as the dependent variable