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. 2019 Sep 2;19:202. doi: 10.1186/s12903-019-0895-1

Table 4.

Poisson regression analysis final models predicting children OH indicators significantly associated with SOHP enrolments

Variables PRa P-value 95% CI
Lower limit Upper limit
DMFT
 Constant 3.613 < 0.001 2.449 5.330
 Enrolment in the SOHP (No/Yes) 0.582 < 0.001 0.510 0.664
DMFS
 Constant 8.120 < 0.001 6.161 10.702
 Enrolment in the SOHP (No/Yes) 0.512 < 0.001 0.466 0.561
DT/dt
 Constant 2.728 < 0.001 1.704 4.366
 Enrolment in the SOHP (No/Yes) 0.450 < 0.001 0.385 0.526
Number of sealants
 Constant 0.713 0.226 0.412 1.233
 Enrolment in the SOHP (No/Yes) 2.825 < 0.001 2.157 3.700

SOHP School Oral Health Program, D/d decayed, F/f filled, M/m missing, S/s surface, T permanent teeth, t primary teeth

aControlled for gender, mother’s education, mother’s age and number of siblings