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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dent Traumatol. 2017 Dec;33(6):465–471. doi: 10.1111/edt.12377

Table 2.

Unadjusted and adjusted risk ratios for Poisson Regression models and risk factors for traumatic dental injuries (TDI).

Variables Unadjusted
Adjusted*
RR 95% CI p RR 95% CI p
Level 1: Socio-demographic

Gender 0.011 0.005
 Male 1.44 (1.09–1.91) 1.50 (1.13–2.00)
 Female 1.00 1.00
Mother’s schooling 0.513 0.345
 < 8 years 0.90 (0.67–1.22) 0.85 (0.61–1.19)
 ≥ 8 years 1.00 1.00
Family Income 0.987 0.867
 1st Tertile 1.02 (0.72–1.43) 1.10 (0.77–1.58)
 2nd Tertile 0.99 (0.70–1.39) 1.03 (0.73–1.45)
 3rd Tertile 1.00 1.00

Level 2: Variables at birth

Birth weight 0.464 0.431
 <2,500 g 0.72 (0.35–1.48) 0.64 (0.29–1.44)
 2,500 – 4,000 g 1.00 1.00
 > 4,000 g 1.20 (0.76–1.90) 1.20 (0.75–1.92)
Birth length 0.101 0.161
 <48 cm 0.74 (0.51–1.06) 0.75 (0.50–1.12)
 ≥48 cm 1.00 1.00
Head circumference 0.294 0.038
 < −1SD 1.21 (0.85–1.73) 1.47 (1.02–2.11)
 ≥ −1SD 1.00 1.00
Type of birth 0.532 0.403
 Cesarean 1.10 (0.82–1.48) 1.13 (0.84–1.52)
 Normal 1.00 1.00

Level 3: Variables at 12 months

Head circumference 0.319 0.656
 < −0.5SD 0.79 (0.49–1.26) 1.12 (0.69–1.82)
 ≥ −0.5SD 1.00 1.00
BMI for age 0.004 0.005
 Normal 1.00 1.00
 Overweight / obese 1.55 (1.15–2.10) 1.58 (1.15–2.17)
Height for age 0.485 0.835
 ≤1SD 1.00 1.00
 >1SD 1.17 (0.75–1.84) 0.95 (0.60–1.50)
*

adjusted for variables on the same or a higher level and child’s trial-group

SD - Standard Deviation