Table 4.
Logistic regression analysis of the association between sugar-sweetened drink (SSD) intake (as a continuous variable) and the presence of caries. Models were adjusted for sex, parental education, age−/sex-standardized BMI categories, study cohort, plaque-affected sextants, mode of SSD consumption, energy content of SSDs, and total energy intake. The results are presented as unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (ORs), 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) and their corresponding p-values
| Models | N | DMF/S | NCCL/S | DMF + NCCL/S | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) |
p | OR (95% CI) |
p | OR (95% CI) |
p | ||
| Crude associations between SSD consumption and caries | |||||||
| a.) Cross-sectional 10-year follow-up | 915 |
1.24 (1.04–1.48) |
0.02 |
1.33 (1.13–1.58) |
< 0.001 |
1.36 (1.14–1.63) |
< 0.001 |
| b.) Cross-sectional 15-year follow-up | 996 |
1.15 (1.05–1.26) |
0.003 |
1.07 (0.97–1.19) |
0.17 |
1.08 (0.96–1.20) |
0.19 |
| c.) Prospective analysis | 487 |
1.19 (0.94–1.51) |
0.14 |
1.14 (0.85–1.51) |
0.38 |
1.06 (0.79–1.43) |
0.69 |
| Associations between SSD consumption and caries, adjusted for covariates | |||||||
| a.) Cross-sectional 10-year follow-up | 915 |
1.29 (1.06–1.57) |
0.01 |
1.24 (1.03–1.49) |
0.02 |
1.27 (1.05–1.55) |
0.01 |
| b.) Cross-sectional 15-year follow-up | 996 |
1.12 (1.01–1.25) |
0.03 |
1.02 (0.92–1.15) |
0.68 |
1.03 (0.91–1.16) |
0.64 |
| c.) Prospective analysisa | 487 |
1.05 (0.76–1.45) |
0.79 |
1.07 (0.74–1.57) |
0.71 |
1.00 (0.66–1.52) |
0.99 |
Bold numbers indicate statistically significant associations (p < 0.05). ORs are adjusted for gender, plaque-affected sextants, parental education and BMI, mode of consumption, energy content of SSDs and total energy intake
DMF/S decayed, missing, filled surfaces, NCCL/S non-cavitated carious lesions, DMF + NCCL/S overall caries burden (DMF/S + NCCL/S)
aThis model was additionally adjusted for caries experience under the corresponding definition at 10 years of age