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Published in final edited form as: J Am Dent Assoc. 2014 Dec;145(12):1254–1261. doi: 10.14219/jada.2014.95

TABLE 4.

Logistic regression results for the association between consumption of 100 percent fruit juice in the previous 24 hours and caries prevalence, NHANES* 1999–2004.

VARIABLES ODDS RATIO (95 PERCENT CONFIDENCE INTERVAL)
Crude Odds Ratios Adjusted Model With Prevalence of Consumption of 100 Percent Fruit Juice Adjusted Model With Ounces of Consumption of 100 Percent Fruit Juice§ Adjusted Model, Measurement Error Correction for Intake of 100 Percent Fruit Juice#
Consumption of 100 Percent Fruit Juice
Yes 0.76 (0.57–1.01) 0.89 (0.63–1.24) NA** NA
No (reference) Reference Reference NA NA
Consumption of 100 Percent Fruit Juice
> 6 ounces 0.78 (0.56–1.09) NA 0.90 (0.62–1.30) NA
> 0 and ≤ 6 oz 0.71 (0.46–1.08) NA 0.85 (0.51–1.42) NA
0 oz (reference) Reference NA Reference NA
Consumption of 100 Percent Fruit Juice: 12.6 oz Versus 0.9 oz NA NA NA 0.97 (0.44–2.12)
Child’s Age, in Years
2 (reference) Reference Reference Reference Reference
3 2.47 (1.54–3.97) 2.27 (1.43–3.61) 2.27 (1.43–3.62) 2.29 (1.44–3.63)
4 4.04 (2.48–6.58) 3.79 (2.26–6.36) 3.79 (2.26–6.35) 3.80 (2.24–6.45)
5 4.85 (2.98–7.90) 4.14 (2.44–7.02) 4.14 (2.45–7.02) 4.21 (2.37–7.48)
Sex
Male 1.13 (0.81–1.58) 1.23 (0.85–1.77) 1.23 (0.85–1.77) 1.22 (0.85–1.75)
Female (reference) Reference Reference Reference Reference
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white (reference) Reference Reference Reference Reference
Non-Hispanic black 1.19 (0.87–1.63) 0.79 (0.55–1.15) 0.79 (0.55–1.15) 0.79 (0.55–1.14)
Mexican-American 2.15 (1.57–2.95) 1.56 (1.13–2.16) 1.56 (1.13–2.17) 1.56 (1.15–2.11)
Other 1.03 (0.63–1.69) 0.93 (0.56–1.55) 0.93 (0.56–1.56) 0.92 (0.56–1.52)
Poverty Level, in Percentage FPC††
< 100 5.06 (3.05–8.41) 5.85 (3.50–9.77) 5.84 (3.51–9.69) 5.89 (3.51–9.89)
100–299 2.75 (1.71–4.42) 2.84 (1.76–4.56) 2.83 (1.76–4.55) 2.87 (1.79–4.59)
≥ 300 Reference Reference Reference Reference
Dental Visit Within Previous Year
Yes 2.00 (1.45–2.76) 1.51 (1.05–2.19) 1.52 (1.05–2.19) 1.51 (1.05–2.17)
No (reference) Reference Reference Reference Reference
*

NHANES: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.17

Covariates include consumption of 100 percent fruit juice (yes or no), age, sex, race/ethnicity, poverty level, dental visits.

§

Covariates include consumption of 100 percent fruit juice (ounces), age, sex, race/ethnicity, poverty level, dental visits.

Covariates include usual intake of 100 percent fruit juice, age, sex, race/ethnicity, poverty level, dental visits.

#

Ninetieth percentile versus 10th percentile of the usual intake distribution.

**

NA: Not applicable.

††

FPG: Federal poverty guideline. FPG based on the poverty income ratio.22