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. 2020 Jul 1;15(7):e0232998. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232998

Table 4. Poisson regression model for association between enamel defects and malnutrition (N = 1420).

Variables Enamel hypoplasia APR (95% CI) p-value Hypomineralized primary second molar APR (95% CI) p-value Fluorosis APR (95% CI) p-value Amelogenesis imperfecta APR (95% CI) p-value
0-2-year-olds
Normal 1.00 - - - 1.00 - 1.00 -
Underweight ** <000.1 - - 30.38(0.68—**) 0.078 ** <0.001
Stunted 1.29(0.23–7.15) 0.771 - - 0.33(0.17–0.66) 0.002 ** <0.001
Wasted 0.51(0.06–4.18) 0.531 - - ** <0.001 2.41(0.15–38.07) 0.531
Overweight 1.20(0.22–6.66) 0.834 - - 7.32(0.15–353.04) 0.314 ** <0.001
3-5-year-olds
Normal 1.00 - 1.00 - 1.00 - 1.00 -
Underweight 1.87(0.41–1.86) 0.721 0.56(0.13–2.48) 0.445 ** 0.995 2.06(0.53–7.95) 0.294
Stunted 1.11(0.57–2.17) 0.754 0.74(0.24–2.31) 0.608 ** 0.996 0.38(0.10–1.45) 0.156
Wasted 0.41(0.17–0.99) 0.047 0.27(0.05–1.38) 0.117 ** 0.997 ** <0.001
Overweight 0.23(0.03–1.60) 0.136 ** <0.001 ** 0.999 ** <0.001
0-5-year-olds
Normal 1.00 - 1.00 - 1.00 - 1.00 -
Underweight 0.76(0.36–1.64) 0.490 1.37(0.40–4.72) 0.618 3.81(0.42–34.34) 0.331 0.96(0.14–6.38) 0.965
Stunted 1.12(0.58–2.17) 0.745 0.44(0.11–1.69) 0.231 0.22(0.11–0.41) <0.001 0.47(0.11–1.97) 0.303
Wasted 0.42(0.19–0.95) 0.037 0.41(0.14–1.21) 0.107 ** <0.001 0.30(0.03–3.50) 0.338
Overweight 0.55(0.18–1.62) 0.277 ** <0.001 2.61(0.24–28.41) 0.431 ** <0.001

APR: adjusted prevalence ratio, CI: confidence interval.

**Extremely large or too small estimates due to condition prevalence