Table 5.

Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with having periodontitis in diabetic children

Factor	B	OR	p value
Diabetes duration	0.80 (0.27)	2.23 (1.30–3.80)	0.003
Age at diagnosis of DM	0.60 (0.26)	1.83 (1.09–3.09)	0.022
HbA1c	−0.06 (0.14)	0.93 (0.70–1.24)	0.648

Periodontitis was defined as at least 1 site with clinical attachment loss >2 mm on at least 2 teeth. Figures in parentheses represent standard errors or 95% confidence intervals, as appropriate. OR = Adjusted odds ratio; B = coefficient; DM = diabetes mellitus.