Table 2.
Bivariate logistic regression for complex samples regarding work absenteeism and independent variables among children 3–5 years of age
| Variable | Work absenteeism |
P-value | Bivariate |
Size effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Unadjusted OR(95% CI) | |||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 46 (10.6) | 386 (89.4) | 1.00 | 0.05 | |
| Female | 31 (7.7) | 374 (92.3) | 0.249 | 1.36 (0.81–2.28) | |
| Age of child | |||||
| 3 years | 22 (8.0) | 252 (92.0) | 0.385 | 0.75 (0.40–1.43) | 0.05 |
| 4 years | 27 (8.1) | 305 (91.9) | 0.584 | 1.19 (0.63–2.25) | |
| 5 years | 28 (12.1) | 203 (87.9) | 1.00 | ||
| Mother’s schooling | |||||
| ≤8 years of study | 49 (12.8) | 335 (87.2) | <0.001 | 2.67 (1.58–4.52) | 0.11 |
| >8 years of study | 28 (6.2) | 422 (93.8) | 1.00 | ||
| Household income | |||||
| ≤1 monthly minimum wage | 50 (11.4) | 387 (88.6) | 0.006 | 2.13 (1.24–3.65) | 0.07 |
| >1 monthly minimum wage | 26 (7.2) | 335 (92.8) | 1.00 | ||
| Age of parent or guardian | |||||
| ≤30 years | 36 (8.6) | 383 (91.4) | 0.812 | 1.06 (0.64–1.78) | 0.02 |
| >30 years | 39 (9.8) | 361 (90.2) | 1.00 | ||
| Perception of general health | |||||
| Good | 57 (8.4) | 619 (91.6) | 1.00 | 0.05 | |
| Poor | 19 (12.1) | 138 (87.9) | 0.202 | 1.47 (0.81–2.68) | |
| Perception of oral health | |||||
| Good | 34 (6.1) | 525 (93.9) | 1.00 | 0.15 | |
| Poor | 43 (15.5) | 234 (84.5) | <0.001 | 2.74 (1.64–4.57) | |
| Toothache | |||||
| Absent | 26 (4.7) | 532 (95.3) | 1.00 | 0.30 | |
| Present | 50 (18.9) | 215 (81.1) | <0.001 | 6.44 (3.81–10.88) | |
| Dental caries | |||||
| Absent | 16 (5.7) | 264 (94.3) | 1.00 | 0.08 | |
| Present | 61 (11.0) | 496 (89.0) | 0.039 | 1.91 (1.03–3.52) | |
| Severity of dental caries | |||||
| Absent | 16 (5.7) | 264 (94.3) | 1.00 | 0.14 | |
| White spot | 7 (4.4) | 151 (95.6) | 0.600 | 0.77 (0.29–2.04) | |
| Low severity cavitations | 7 (10.1) | 62 (89.9) | 0.379 | 1.57 (0.57–4.30) | |
| High severity cavitations | 47 (14.2) | 283 (85.8) | 0.003 | 2.61 (1.38–4.94) | |
| TDI | |||||
| Absent | 50 (9.1) | 499 (90.9) | 1.00 | <0.01 | |
| Present | 25 (8.8) | 259 (91.2) | 0.522 | 0.84 (0.49–1.44) | |
| Type of TDI | |||||
| Enamel fracture and without trauma | 58 (8.5) | 627 (91.5) | 1.00 | 0.05 | |
| Enamel + dentin fracture | 3 (7.1) | 39 (92.9) | 0.694 | 0.77 (0.22–2.78) | |
| Avulsion or luxation (or both) | 3 (27.3) | 8 (72.7) | 0.024 | 5.28 (1.24–22.47) | |
| Discoloration | 11 (11.6) | 84 (88.4) | 0.540 | 1.26 (0.60–2.66) | |
95% CI, 95% confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; TDI, traumatic dental injury.