Table 4.

Factors associated with the likelihood of living in a noma village versus non-noma village (univariable and multivariable analyses)

	Univariable analyses			Multivariable model
	OR	95% CI	p Value	OR	95% CI	p  Value
Age, months	1.00	0.99 to 1.02	0.703	–	–	–
Arm circumference (cm)	0.69	0.57 to 0.82	<0.001	0.73	0.60 to 0.89	0.002
Height-for-age z-score	0.86	0.76 to 0.97	0.014	0.85	0.74 to 0.98	0.022
Weight-for-height z-score	0.96	0.85 to 1.07	0.461	–	–	–
Weight-for-age z-score	0.83	0.71 to 0.97	0.022	–	–	–
Number of persons at home	1.13	1.07 to 1.19	<0.001	–	–	–
Number of past pregnancies of the mother	1.16	1.08 to 1.24	<0.001	–	–	–
Sibling chronological order>fifth position (reference first to fourth position)	1.83	1.22 to 2.73	0.003	1.90	1.20 to 3.01	0.006
Categories of exclusive breast feeding (reference 4–6 months)	2.15		<0.001			<0.001
No exclusive breast feeding	2.15	1.35 to 3.43	0.001	2.52	1.50 to 4.23	<0.001
1–3 months	2.85	1.52 to 5.35	0.001	2.76	1.41 to 5.42	0.003
Products used for tooth cleaning (reference toothbrush or water)			<0.001			0.002
Water and soap/water and sand/water and coal/other products/combinations	2.00	1.36 to 2.93		2.00	1.28 to 3.11
Past gingival pain	0.22	(0.06 to 0.78)	0.019	–	–	–
Past gingival bleeding	0.15	(0.03 to 0.66)	0.012	–	–	–