Table 4.
Marginal models predicting generalized gingivitis in 101 Appalachian mothers at 2 time 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 | 0.57 (0.2, 1.65) | 0.55 (0.21, 1.44) |
| C. albicans detected | 2.41 (0.8, 7.24) | 2.33 (0.81, 6.75) |
| Currently drinking alcohol | 0.66 (0.27, 1.62) | 0.64 (0.28, 1.49) |
| Active Decay | 5.78 (1.91, 17.53) | 4.94 (1.63, 14.98) |
| West Virginia | 2.03 (0.62, 6.68) | 2.06 (0.67, 6.27) |
| Currently Breastfeeding | 0.15 (0.05, 0.46) | 0.21 (0.07, 0.61) |
| Currently Smoking | 1.78 (0.69, 4.61) | 1.74 (0.7, 4.34) |
| Both S. mutans and C. albicans detected | 1.38 (0.44, 4.29) | 1.27 (0.41, 3.93) |
| Community State Type (CST) Models | ||
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| CST (reference: Mixed Species) | ||
| Streptococcus and Gemella Codominant | 0.22 (0.04, 1.12) | 0.23 (0.05, 0.97) |
| Streptococcus and Prevotella Codominant | 0.39 (0.1, 1.55) | 0.38 (0.11, 1.33) |
| Streptococcus Predominant | 0.17 (0.01, 2.15) | 0.16 (0.02, 1.36) |
| C. albicans detected | 3.01 (0.96, 9.45) | 2.76 (0.88, 8.71) |
| Currently drinking alcohol | 0.58 (0.25, 1.36) | 0.54 (0.24, 1.17) |
| Active Decay | 7.69 (2.54, 23.31) | 6.63 (2.35, 18.73) |
| West Virginia | 1.87 (0.56, 6.2) | 1.75 (0.56, 5.53) |
| Currently Breastfeeding | 0.15 (0.04, 0.52) | 0.2 (0.06, 0.63) |
| Currently Smoking | 2.25 (0.77, 6.57) | 2.29 (0.81, 6.47) |
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.