Table 4.

Multiple variable linear regression analysis for decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) scores

Variable	Unstandardised coefficients		Standardised coefficients	t	Sig.
	B	SE	Beta
(Constant)	2.341	0.178		13.154	0.000
Gender (F = 0; M = 1)	−0.553	0.147	−0.118	−3.777	0.000*
Mother’s education
8th standard			Reference category
10th standard	−0.275	0.209	−0.046	−1.313	0.189
12th standard	−0.556	0.235	−0.081	−2.367	0.018**
College	−0.880	0.210	−0.156	−4.196	0.000*
No mother	0.436	0.599	0.023	0.728	0.467
Don’t know	−0.054	0.255	−0.007	−0.213	0.831
Community
Forward Caste	0.335	0.323	0.035	1.036	0.300
Backward Caste			Reference category
Most Backward Caste	0.386	0.196	0.067	1.969	0.049**
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes	0.792	0.177	0.153	4.468	0.000*

Dependent variable: DMFT.

Predictors: (constant) mother’s education, gender and caste. B, beta coefficient; DMFT, decayed, missing and filled tooth; SE, standard error; Sig, significance.

^*P < 0.05.

^**P < 0.001.