Table 3.

Associations of fluoride and carbohydrates intake with dental caries experience

	Negative binomial regression zero-inflated
	D1MFT					D1MFS
	Coef	95% CI		e^b	%	Coef	95% CI		e^b	%
Fluoride intake (mg/d)	−0.729	−1.075	−0.382	0.482	−51.76	−0.723	−1.080	−0.358	0.485	−51.47
Carbohydrate (g/d)	0.002	0.001	0.003	1.002	0.20	0.002	0.001	0.003	1.002	0.20

	Negative Binomial
	D4MFT					D4MFS
	Coef	95% CI		e^b	%	Coef	95% CI		e^b	%
Fluoride intake (mg/d)	−1.137	−1.920	−0.353	0.321	−67.92	−1.040	−1.523	−0.556	0.35	−64.65
Carbohydrate (g/d)	0.002	0.001	0.004	1.002	0.20	0.002	0.001	0.003	1.002	0.20

(Models adjusted for: age, sex, BMI Z-score, SES, tooth brushing initiation and energy intake) (n=402)