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. 2023 Feb 16;27(6):2979–2992. doi: 10.1007/s00784-023-04900-y

Table 6.

Multivariate ordinal logistic regression analysis for possible sleep bruxism as the dependent variable, and variables related to sleep, screen time, sugary food consumption, and clenching teeth as the independent variables

Model coefficients—possible sleep bruxism (order: without, sometimes, frequent)
95% confidence interval
Predictor Estimate SE Z P OR Lower Upper
First domain–sleep 0.184 0.062 2.969 0.003 1.20 1.07 1.36
Second domain–routine activities 0.024 0.060 0.404 0.686 1.03 0.91 1.15
Third domain–social rhythm  − 0.035 0.081  − 0.429 0.668 0.97 0.82 1.13
Fourth domain–eating pattern  − 0.005 0.067  − 0.075 0.940 1.00 0.87 1.13
Q 18: More willing/active
  Afternoon–morning  − 0.749 0.491  − 1.527 0.127 0.47 0.18 1.24
  Night–morning  − 0.979 0.571  − 1.716 0.086 0.38 0.12 1.14
  No specific shift–morning  − 0.413 0.458  − 0.903 0.366 0.66 0.27 1.63
Q 19: More concentrated/productive
  Afternoon–morning  − 0.375 0.422  − 0.888 0.375 0.69 0.30 1.57
  Night–morning  − 0.759 0.609  − 1.247 0.212 0.47 0.14 1.52
  No specific shift–morning 0.375 0.470 0.798 0.425 1.46 0.58 3.67
Q 20: Change day to night
  Seldom–never 0.209 0.412 0.506 0.613 1.23 0.55 2.77
  Often–never 0.915 0.752 1.217 0.224 2.50 0.56 11.06
  Always–never 0.222 0.846 0.263 0.793 1.25 0.21 6.37
Breathing:
  Mouth–nose 0.122 0.332 0.366 0.714 1.13 0.59 2.16
Children’s bedroom lights:
  No–yes 0.340 0.343 0.990 0.322 1.41 0.72 2.76
Noisy places near the children’s house
  No–yes  − 0.084 0.354  − 0.237 0.813 0.92 0.46 1.85
Screen time–working days (hs)  − 0.007 0.011  − 0.637 0.524 0.99 0.97 1.01
Screen time–weekend (hs)  − 0.036 0.026  − 1.372 0.170 0.97 0.92 1.02
Sugary food consumption before bedtime
  No–yes  − 0135 0.342  − 0.396 0.692 0.87 0.44 1.7
Clenching teeth during wakefulness
  Yes–no 0.710 0.360 1.975 0.048 2.04 1.00 4.13

Nagelkerke’s (R2N) = 0.114, VIF 1.04–1.37, Tolerance 0.73–0.96, Proportional odds P > 0.05, SE standard error, OR odds ratio

Significant P-values are in bold fonts.