Table 5.
Correlation between dmft index and frequency of intake of different food items (Total number 105).
| Dietary habits | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter and categories | Number (%) | M-W test | Correlation | Logistic regression | |||||||
| dmft = 0 | dmft = 1–3 | dmft > 4 | p -value | rho | p -value | p -value | OR | 95%CI for OR | |||
| 7 (6.7%) | 21 (20 %) | 77 (73.3%) | Lower | Upper | |||||||
| a. Meat/poultry/fish | ≤2 times/week 37 (35.2%) | 0 | 3 (8.1%) | 34 (91.9%) | <0.05* | −0.415 | <0.05* | <0.05* | 0.269 | 0.141 | 0.515 |
| 3–6 times/week 33 (31.4%) | 1 (3.07%) | 6 (18.2%) | 26 (78.8%) | ||||||||
| 1–6 times/day 35 (33.3%) | 6 (17.1%) | 12 (34.3%) | 17 (48.6%) | ||||||||
| b. Carbohydrates | ≤2 times/week 4 (3.8%) | 0 | 1 (25%) | 3 (75%) | 0.094 | −0.110 | 0.264 | 0.359 | 0.623 | 0.227 | 1.713 |
| 3–6 times/week 14 (13.3%) | 0 | 2 (14.3%) | 12 (85.7%) | ||||||||
| 1–6 times/day 87 (82.8%) | 7 (8.1%) | 18 (20.7%) | 62 (71.3%) | ||||||||
| c. Fresh fruits and vegetables | ≤2 times/week 19 (18%) | 0 | 1 (5.3%) | 18 (94.7%) | 0.010* | −0.378 | <0.05* | 0.001* | 0.197 | 0.073 | 0.536 |
| 3–6 times/week 25 (23.8%) | 0 | 2 (8%) | 23 (92%) | ||||||||
| 1–6 times/day 61 (58.1%) | 7 (11.5%) | 18 (29.5%) | 36 (59.0%) | ||||||||
| d. Legumes (fava beans/ hommos) | ≤2 times/week 47 (44.8%) | 5 (10.6%) | 12 (25.5%) | 30 (63.8%) | <0.05* | 0.219 | 0.025* | 0.029* | 1.775 | 1.062 | 2.966 |
| 3–6 times/week 20 (19%) | 2 (10%) | 3 (15%) | 15 (75%) | ||||||||
| 1–6 times/day 38 (36.2%) | 0 | 6 (15.79%) | 32 (84.2%) | ||||||||
| e. Sweetened cereals/ belela | ≤2 times/week 62 (59%) | 2 (3.2%) | 11 (17.7%) | 49 (79.0%) | <0.05* | −0.145 | 0.140 | 0.180 | 0.714 | 0.436 | 1.168 |
| 3–6 times/week 17 (16.2%) | 2 (11.8%) | 5 (29.4%) | 10 (58.8%) | ||||||||
| 1–6 times/day 26 (24.8%) | 3 (11.5%) | 5 (19.2%) | 18 (69.2%) | ||||||||
| f. Dairy products un sweetened milk/ cheese/ yoghurt | ≤2 times/week 23 (21.9%) | 1 (4.3%) | 2 (8.7%) | 20 (87%) | 0.006* | −0.236 | 0.015* | 0.025* | 0.475 | 0.247 | 0.911 |
| 3–6 times/week 21 (20%) | 1 (4.7%) | 2 (9.5%) | 18 (85.7%) | ||||||||
| 1–6 times/day 61(58.1%) | 5 (8.19%) | 17 (27.86%) | 39 (63.93%) | ||||||||
| g. Sweetened milk | ≤2 times/week 58 (55.2%) | 7 (12.1%) | 16 (27.6%) | 35 (60.3%) | <0.05* | 0.326 | 0.001* | 0.003* | 2.775 | 1.422 | 5.417 |
| 3-6 times/week 18 (17.1%) | 0 | 2 (11.1%) | 16 (88.8%) | ||||||||
| 1–6 times/day 29 (27.6%) | 0 | 3 (10.3%) | 26 (89.7%) | ||||||||
| h. Dairy ice cream | ≤2 times/week 76 (72.4%) | 6 (7.9%) | 15 (19.7%) | 55 (72.4%) | <0.05* | 0.059 | 0.547 | 0.434 | 1.299 | 0.674 | 2.506 |
| 3–6 times/week 16 (15.2%) | 1 (6.3%) | 4 (25%) | 11 (68.7%) | ||||||||
| 1–6 times/day 13 (12.4%) | 0 | 2 (15.4%) | 11 (84.6%) | ||||||||
| i. Soft drinks | ≤2 times/week 67 (63.8%) | 7 (10.5%) | 18 (26.9%) | 42 (62.7%) | <0.05* | 0.330 | 0.001* | 0.004* | 3.770 | 1.531 | 9.285 |
| 3–6 times/week 15 (14.3%) | 0 | 2 (13.3%) | 13 (86.7%) | ||||||||
| 1–6 times/day 23 (21.9%) | 0 | 1 (4.4%) | 22 (95.6%) | ||||||||
| j. Sweetened juice | ≤2 times/week 46 (43.8%) | 3 (6.5%) | 14 (30.4%) | 29 (63.0%) | <0.05* | 0.237 | 0.015* | 0.016* | 2.029 | 1.142 | 3.606 |
| 3–6 times/week 27 (25.7%) | 2 (7.4%) | 6 (22.2%) | 19 (70.4%) | ||||||||
| 1–6 times/day 32 (30.5%) | 2 (6.3%) | 1 (3.1%) | 29 (90.6%) | ||||||||
| k. Granulated sugars | ≤2 times/week 72 (68.6%) | 5 (6.9%) | 18 (25%) | 49 (68.1%) | <0.05* | 0.188 | 0.055 | 0.047* | 1.943 | 1.008 | 3.744 |
| 3–6 times/week 10(9.5%) | 2 (20%) | 1 (10%) | 7 (70%) | ||||||||
| 1–6 times/day 23 (21.9%) | 0 | 2 (8.70%) | 21 (91.30%) | ||||||||
| l. Candies (sticky or not) | ≤2 times/week 25 (23.8%) | 1 (4%) | 8 (32%) | 16 (64%) | 0.003* | 0.162 | 0.099 | 0.125 | 1.470 | 0.899 | 2.404 |
| 3–6 times/week 20 (19%) | 3 (15%) | 4 (20%) | 13 (65%) | ||||||||
| 1–6 times/day 60 (57.1%) | 3 (5%) | 9 (15%) | 48 (80%) | ||||||||
| m. Halawa/ honey | ≤2 times/week 54 (51.4%) | 4 (7.4%) | 11 (20.4%) | 39 (72.2%) | <0.05* | 0.098 | 0.320 | 0.239 | 1.368 | 0.812 | 2.304 |
| 3–6 times/week 21 (20%) | 2 (9.5%) | 7 (33.3%) | 12 (57.2%) | ||||||||
| 1–6 times/day 30 (28.6%) | 1 (3.3%) | 3 (10%) | 26 (86.7%) | ||||||||
| n. Crackers (biscuits/ chips) | ≤2 times/week 24 (22.9%) | 1 (4.2%) | 4 (16.7%) | 19 (79.2%) | 0.023* | 0.020 | 0.839 | 0.972 | 0.991 | 0.593 | 1.657 |
| 3–6 times/week 16 (15.2%) | 2 (12.5%) | 5 (31.3%) | 9 (56.3%) | ||||||||
| 1–6 times/day 65 (61.9%) | 4 (6.2%) | 12 (18.5%) | 49 (75.4%) | ||||||||
| o. Cakes/ doughnuts/ sweetened pies/ baklawa/ basbosa/ konafa | ≤2 times/week 70 (66.7%) | 6 (8.6%) | 19 (27.1%) | 45 (64.3%) | <0.05* | 0.290 | 0.003* | 0.009* | 3.299 | 1.346 | 8.085 |
| 3–6 times/week 15 (14.3%) | 1 (6.7%) | 1 (6.6%) | 13 (86.7%) | ||||||||
| 1–6 times/day 20 (19%) | 0 | 1 (5.0%) | 19 (95.0%) | ||||||||
| p. Fast food | ≤2 times/week 76 (72.4%) | 7 (9.2%) | 16 (21.1%) | 53 (69.7%) | <0.05* | 0.158 | 0.108 | 0.100 | 1.940 | .881 | 4.273 |
| 3–6 times/week 17 (16.2%) | 0 | 4 (23.5%) | 13 (76.5%) | ||||||||
| 1–6 times/day 12 (11.4%) | 0 | 1 (8.3%) | 11 (91.7%) | ||||||||
| q. Chocolate | ≤2 times/week 41 (39%) | 1 (2.4%) | 8 (19.5%) | 32 (78.1%) | <0.05* | −0.028 | 0.775 | 0.748 | 0.926 | 0.577 | 1.485 |
| 3–6 times/week 18 (171%) | 2 (11.1%) | 6 (33.3%) | 10 (55.6%) | ||||||||
| 1–6 times/day 46 (43.8%) | 4 (8.7%) | 7 (15.2%) | 35 (76.1%) | ||||||||
| r. Caffeinated drinks (coffee, tea) | ≤2 times/week 72 (68.6%) | 7 (9.7%) | 16 (22.2%) | 49 (68.1%) | <0.05* | 0.180 | 0.066 | 0.095 | 1.669 | 0.914 | 3.048 |
| 3–6 times/week 10 (9.5%) | 0 | 1 (10%) | 9 (90.0%) | ||||||||
| 1–6 times/day 23 (21.9%) | 0 | 4 (17.4%) | 19 (82.6%) | ||||||||
*
Statistically significant.