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. 2022 Jul 8;22:280. doi: 10.1186/s12903-022-02292-1

Table 4.

Association between demographic and dental care behaviors with number of missing teeth at 24 months follow up (n = 436)

M-24 months Model1 P-value and CR (95% CI) Model2 P-value and CR (95% CI) Model3P-value and CR (95% CI) Model4 P-value and CR (95% CI)
Baseline M at pregnancy  < 0.001*  < 0.001*  < 0.001*  < 0.001*
Place Intervention 0.76 and 1.01 (0.89, 1.15) 0.50 and 1.04 (0.92, 1.18) 0.56 and 1.03 (0.91, 1.18) 0.82 and 0.98 (0.85, 1.12)
Age  < 0.001* 0.52 0.35
Family size 0.004* 0.01*
Education 0.03* 0.09
Income Low  < 0.001* and 1.39 (1.16, 1.18)  < 0.001* and 1.35 (1.12, 1.63)
Middle  < 0.001* and 1.36 (1.14, 1.61) 0.002* and 1.32 (1.10, 1.57)
Daily brush (at 6 m) Less than once 0.23 and 0.91 (0.78, 1.06)
Daily floss (at6m) Less than once 0.56 and 1.04 (0.89, 1.23)
Having Visited a dentist in the past 12 months (at 6 m) Yes 0.002* and 1.24 (1.08, 1.42)

GLM model with poisson link.function

Bold numbers: relationship significant at 5% level

Model 1: adjusted for baseline M and place

Model 2: adjusted for baseline M and place, and age

Model 3: adjusted for baseline M, place, age, education, and income

Model 4: adjusted for baseline M, place, age, education, income, and oral health behaviors