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. 2021 Feb 3;8(2):99. doi: 10.3390/children8020099

Table 5.

Logistic regression analysis for the prevalence of caries in primary and permanent dentitions.

Model 1: Caries Prevalence in Primary Dentition
OR Crude (95% CI) p Value OR Adjusted (95%CI) p Value
Migrant
No 1 * 1 *
Yes 0.72 (0.44–1.19) 0.212 0.77 (0.45–1.29) 0.327
Age 0.81 (0.69–0.94) 0.007 0.78 (0.66–0.91) 0.002
Sex
Boys 1 * 1 *
Girls 1.02 (0.62–1.68) 0.921 1.16 (0.69–1.95) 0.564
SOHI (plaque) 1.84 (0.86–3.94) 0.113 1.82 (0.83–3.99) 0.132
SOHI (calculus) 3.07 (.60–15.70) 0.177 3.82 (0.70–20.65) 0.119
Goodness of fit test Hosmer–Lemeshow chi2(8) = 10.96, p = 0.2042
Model 2: Caries Prevalence in Permanent Dentition
Migrant
No 1 * 1 *
Yes 0.68 (0.36–1.26) 0.229 0.64 (0.33–1.22) 0.176
Age 1.25 (1.06–1.47) 0.006 1.29 (1.09–1.54) 0.003
Sex
Boys 1 * 1 *
Girls 1.11 (0.60–2.05) 0.727 1.01 (0.53–1.93) 0.969
SOHI (plaque) 2.47 (0.97–6.27) 0.057 2.66 (1.01–7.02) 0.048
SOHI (calculus) 1.46 (.45–4.68) 0.524 0.85 (0.23–3.06) 0.805
Goodness of fit test Hosmer–Lemeshow chi2(8) = 6.95, p = 0.5419

* Reference category. OR = Odds Ratio. CI = Confidence Intervals.