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. 2021 Nov 29;18(23):12561. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182312561

Table A3.

Determinants for childhood overweight/obesity and dental caries in children (standardized effects).

Variable BMI Category Dental Caries
categorical score
  1. severe thinness

  2. thinness

  3. normal weight

  4. overweight

  5. obese

continuous score (dmft) from 0–20 indicating teeth affected by dental caries
ß 95% CI ß 95% CI
Alcohol consumption mother after giving birth
  • (1)

    Yes (at least once)

  • (2)

    No (never)

0.1 0.0, 0.1 0.1 0.0, 0.1
Frequency drinking sugar-sweetened beverages of the child
  • (1)

    Very low consumption of sugary drinks

  • (2)

    Medium to high consumption of sugary drinks

0.1 0.1, 0.1 0.1 0.0, 0.1
Emotional and behavioural wellbeing of the child
Sequential, higher score = less normal situation
0.2 0.2, 0.3 0.2 0.2, 0.2
Caregivers feeding style score
  • (1)

    Authoritarian

  • (2)

    Authoritative

  • (3)

    Indulgent

  • (4)

    Uninvolved

0.3 0.3, 0.3 −0.1 −0.1, −0.0
Child’s sex
  • (1)

    Male

  • (2)

    Female

−0.1 −0.1, −0.1 −0.1 −0.1, −0.1
Deprivation status
  • (1)

    Least deprived and most educated

  • (2)

    Employed and not materially deprived

  • (3)

    Employed but no access to money

  • (4)

    Receiving benefits but coping

  • (5)

    Most deprived

−0.1 −0.1, −0.0 0.24 0.21, 0.26
Mother’s age at birth
Sequential, higher score = older age
−0.1 −0.1, −0.0
Breastfed
  • (1)

    Yes

  • (2)

    No

−0.2 −0.3, −0.2
Parental psychological wellbeing
Sequential, higher score = psychological distress
0.2 0.2, 0.2
Ethnicity
  • (1)

    White British

  • (2)

    Pakistani

  • (3)

    Other

0.5 0.2, 0.1
Physical activity of the child
  • (1)

    Never

  • (2)

    Once a month up to once a week

  • (3)

    Twice a week up to 7 times a week

0.1 0.0, 0.1