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. 2021 Jan 13;16(1):e0245345. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245345

Table 5. The associations of relevant variables with caries risk in different tooth location.

Teeth Variable Total (n = 1222842) Boy (n = 644248) Girl (n = 578494)
OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
#16 Gender
Boy Ref -- -- --
Girl 1.35 (1.34~1.37) <0.0001 -- --
Calendar year
2013 Ref -- -- --
2014 1.29 (1.26~1.33) <0.0001 1.31 (1.25~1.36) 1.28 (1.23~1.33)
2015 1.2 (1.17~1.24) <0.0001 1.21 (1.16~1.27) 1.2 (1.15~1.25)
2016 1.41 (1.37~1.45) <0.0001 1.42 (1.36~1.48) 1.4 (1.35~1.46)
2017 1.66 (1.61~1.71) <0.0001 1.64 (1.56~1.72) 1.68 (1.61~1.75)
Region
Middle Ref -- -- --
East 1.7 (1.67~1.74) <0.0001 1.74 (1.69~1.79) 1.67 (1.63~1.72)
South 1.53 (1.5~1.56) <0.0001 1.55 (1.51~1.6) 1.51 (1.47~1.56)
West 0.74 (0.72~0.76) <0.0001 0.76 (0.73~0.8) 0.72 (0.69~0.75)
North 0.84 (0.82~0.86) <0.0001 0.86 (0.83~0.89) 0.83 (0.8~0.86)
Urban/rural
Urban Ref -- -- --
Rural 1.11 (1.1~1.13) <0.0001 1.12 (1.1~1.15) 1.11 (1.09~1.13)
#26 Gender
Boy Ref -- -- --
Girl 1.35 (1.34~1.37) <0.0001 -- --
Calendar year
2013 Ref -- -- --
2014 1.3 (1.26~1.33) <0.0001 1.29 (1.24~1.35) 1.3 (1.25~1.35)
2015 1.22 (1.18~1.26) <0.0001 1.21 (1.16~1.26) 1.23 (1.18~1.28)
2016 1.41 (1.37~1.45) <0.0001 1.4 (1.34~1.46) 1.41 (1.36~1.47)
2017 1.66 (1.61~1.72) <0.0001 1.64 (1.57~1.72) 1.69 (1.62~1.76)
Region
Middle Ref -- -- --
East 1.71 (1.68~1.74) <0.0001 1.74 (1.7~1.79) 1.68 (1.63~1.72)
South 1.56 (1.53~1.59) <0.0001 1.57 (1.53~1.62) 1.55 (1.51~1.59)
West 0.73 (0.7~0.75) <0.0001 0.75 (0.72~0.79) 0.7 (0.68~0.73)
North 0.86 (0.84~0.88) <0.0001 0.86 (0.83~0.89) 0.85 (0.82~0.88)
Urban/rural
Urban Ref -- -- --
Rural 1.11 (1.09~1.12) <0.0001 1.11 (1.09~1.14) 1.1 (1.08~1.12)
#36 Gender
Boy Ref -- -- --
Girl 1.42 (1.41~1.43) <0.0001 -- --
Calendar year
2013 Ref -- -- --
2014 1.29 (1.26~1.31) <0.0001 1.3 (1.26~1.34) 1.27 (1.23~1.31)
2015 1.22 (1.19~1.24) <0.0001 1.22 (1.18~1.26) 1.22 (1.18~1.25)
2016 1.43 (1.4~1.46) <0.0001 1.44 (1.39~1.49) 1.42 (1.38~1.47)
2017 1.61 (1.57~1.65) <0.0001 1.61 (1.55~1.67) 1.61 (1.56~1.66)
Region
Middle Ref -- -- --
East 1.79 (1.76~1.82) <0.0001 1.81 (1.77~1.85) 1.77 (1.73~1.81)
South 1.55 (1.52~1.57) <0.0001 1.56 (1.53~1.6) 1.53 (1.5~1.57)
West 0.75 (0.74~0.77) <0.0001 0.76 (0.73~0.79) 0.75 (0.73~0.77)
North 0.88 (0.86~0.9) <0.0001 0.88 (0.85~0.9) 0.88 (0.86~0.91)
Urban/rural
Urban Ref -- -- --
Rural 1.13 (1.12~1.14) <0.0001 1.14 (1.12~1.16) 1.12 (1.1~1.14)
#46 Gender
Boy Ref -- -- --
Girl 1.41 (1.4~1.42) <0.0001 -- --
Calendar year
2013 Ref -- -- --
2014 1.29 (1.26~1.32) <0.0001 1.33 (1.28~1.37) 1.27 (1.23~1.31)
2015 1.23 (1.2~1.26) <0.0001 1.25 (1.21~1.29) 1.21 (1.17~1.25)
2016 1.45 (1.42~1.49) <0.0001 1.48 (1.43~1.53) 1.43 (1.39~1.48)
2017 1.62 (1.58~1.66) <0.0001 1.64 (1.59~1.71) 1.6 (1.55~1.66)
Region
Middle Ref -- -- --
East 1.81 (1.78~1.83) <0.0001 1.82 (1.78~1.86) 1.79 (1.75~1.83)
South 1.57 (1.54~1.59) <0.0001 1.58 (1.55~1.62) 1.55 (1.52~1.58)
West 0.77 (0.75~0.79) <0.0001 0.77 (0.75~0.8) 0.76 (0.74~0.79)
North 0.88 (0.87~0.9) <0.0001 0.88 (0.86~0.9) 0.88 (0.86~0.91)
Urban/rural
Urban Ref -- -- --
Rural 1.12 (1.11~1.13) <0.0001 1.14 (1.12~1.16) 1.1 (1.08~1.12)

*Multiple logistic regression model included all the variables above.