Table 3.

Association between age, type of disability, BMI, sugar consumption, oral hygiene habits, and the dependent variable dental caries.

Variable	Dental caries n yes/no	Dental caries % yes/no	Un-adjusted odds ratio (CI)	Adjusted odds ratio (CI)+
Age in years
6–11	112/80	57.4/41.02	0.9 (0.1–1.8)	0.9 (0.1–1.9)
12–17#	44/36	55/45
Type of disability
MR (Yes)	61/18	77.2/22.7	2.1 (1.1–3.04)**	2.2 (1.2–3.1)**
MR (No)#	95/101	48.4/51.5
A (Yes)	27/14	65.8/34.2	1.1 (0.9–1.9)*	1.2 (0.9–2.03)*
A (No)#	129/105	55.1/44.9
CP (Yes)	9/8	52.9/47.05	0.7 (0.1–2.4)	0.7 (0.1–2.5)
CP (No)#	147/111	56.9/43.02
DS (Yes)	32/20	61.5/38.5	1.1 (0.5–2.03)*	1.2 (0.6–2.1)*
DS (No)#	124/99	55.6/44.4
DB (Yes)	37/24	60.6/39.3	0.9 (0.1–1.9)*	0.9 (0.1–2.03)*
DB (No)#	119/95	55.60/44.4
OT (Yes)	13/12	52/48	0.6 (0.01–1.5)*	0.6 (0.05–1.2)*
OT (No)#	143/107	57.2/42.8
BMI
Underweight and normal weight#	72/85	45.8/54.2
Overweight and obese	84/34	71.2/28.8	2.9 (1.2–4.9)**	2.9 (1.2–4.9)**
Sugar consumption
Yes	125/78	61.6/38.4	1.9 (0.1–2.9)*	1.9 (0.1–2.9)*
No#	31/41	43.05/56.9
Oral hygiene habits
Tooth brushing frequency
≤1 times/day	137/74	64.9/35.07	2.3 (0.8–3.1)**	2.7 (0.8–3.1)**
≥2 times/day#	19/45	29.7/70.3
Fluoridated dentifrice
Yes#	65/83	43.9/56.08
No and Don’t know	91/36	71.6/28.3	2.6 (0.5–3.9)**	2.6 (0.5–3.9)**

Analysis of multilevel logistic analysis.

^#-Reference,

^*P<.05,

^**P<.001,

CI – Confidence interval,

⁺adjusted for age, type of disability,

BMI: body mass index, oral hygiene habits (tooth brushing frequency, fluoridated dentifrice). MR: mental retardation, A: autism, CP: cerebral palsy, DS: Down syndrome, DB-: deafness or blindness or both, OT: others (children with multiples disability, syndromes).