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. 2020 May 4;17(9):3194. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17093194

Table 4.

Multivariate regression models for caries prevalence, d1mfs, and I-ECC.

Multivariate Logistic Regression Model for Caries Prevalence
Risk Factors Adjusted OR 95% CI p-Value
Age (month) 1.10 1.00–1.20 0.048
Breastfeeding to sleep
   No 1 0.002
   Yes 2.85 1.48–5.49
Oral cleaning 0.014
   Yes 1
   Never 8.51 1.53–47.14
Plaque index <0.001
   <2 1
   ≥2 75.60 40.19–142.20
Multivariate Negative Binomial Regression Model for d1mfs
Risk Factor IRR 95% CI p-value
Age (month) 1.08 1.04–1.13 <0.001
Breastfeeding to sleep
   No 1 0.001
   Yes 1.58 1.14–2.17
Oral cleaning 0.001
   Yes 1
   Never 1.92 1.30–2.84
Plaque index <0.001
   <2 1
   ≥2 11.70 8.17–16.76
Multivariate Poisson Regression Model for I-ECC
Risk Factor IRR 95% CI p-Value
Plaque index
   <2 1
   ≥2 14.82 10.46–20.99 <0.001

Plaque index = modified Greene and Vermillion index; OR = Odds ratio; IRR = Incidence rate ratio; 95% CI = 95% confident interval.