Table 3.

Binary logistic regression analysis for the association between Candida species carriage and dental caries indices adjusted for patients’ characteristics and diabetes status

Variable	Odds ratio	95% CI		p value
		Lower	Upper
Sex†	1.400	0.641	3.059	0.399
Age	0.996	0.969	1.024	0.797
Smoker†	0.802	0.326	1.971	0.630
Diabetes Mellitus†	1.392	0.643	3.011	0.401
Plaque index	0.897	0.658	1.222	0.490
DMFS	1.014	1.000	1.029	0.048

^†Reference categories: Females, non-smokers, non-diabetic