Table 3.
Marginal models predicting active dental decay in 101 Appalachian mothers at 2 points during the post-partum perioda
| Models including all 185 participants with complete information | Models including all 202 participants (missing values are imputed) | |
|---|---|---|
| qPCR Detection Models | ||
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| S. mutans detected | 1.84 (0.83, 4.1) | 2.04 (0.94, 4.41) |
| C. albicans detected | 1.47 (0.66, 3.28) | 1.53 (0.7, 3.38) |
| Currently drinking alcohol | 0.58 (0.3, 1.13) | 0.55 (0.29, 1.05) |
| Generalized gingivitis | 4.18 (1.79, 9.75) | 4.31 (1.91, 9.72) |
| West Virginia | 1.91 (0.7, 5.19) | 2.05 (0.75, 5.56) |
| Currently Breastfeeding | 0.49 (0.27, 0.88) | 0.41 (0.22, 0.75) |
| Currently Smoking | 3.59 (1.62, 7.98) | 4.00 (1.79, 8.93) |
| Both S. mutans and C. albicans detected | 2.72 (1.12, 6.62) | 3.13 (1.26, 7.75) |
| Community State Type (CST) Models | ||
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| CST (reference: Mixed Species) | ||
| Streptococcus and Gemella Codominant | 2.89 (1.08, 7.7) | 2.97 (1.11, 7.97) |
| Streptococcus and Prevotella Codominant | 1.94 (0.75, 5.03) | 2.16 (0.82, 5.64) |
| Streptococcus Predominant | 1.16 (0.1, 12.8) | 2.01 (0.26, 15.59) |
| C. albicans detected | 1.69 (0.65, 4.39) | 1.70 (0.67, 4.31) |
| Currently drinking alcohol | 0.58 (0.31, 1.08) | 0.53 (0.29, 0.98) |
| Generalized gingivitis | 4.52 (1.78, 11.46) | 5.13 (2.03, 12.95) |
| West Virginia | 2.16 (0.8, 5.86) | 2.25 (0.83, 6.14) |
| Currently Breastfeeding | 0.48 (0.26, 0.89) | 0.41 (0.22, 0.77) |
| Currently Smoking | 3.07 (1.32, 7.11) | 3.18 (1.34, 7.52) |
aParticipants in the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia Cohort 2: 77 Pennsylvania women who donated saliva at the 2-month and 12-month visits and 24 West Virginia women who donated saliva at the 2-month and 12 or 24-month post-partum visit.