Table 4 Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for students' intake of soft drinks, chocolate/candy, and sugared coffee/tea, and use of toothpicks, according to sex, place of origin, age, educational level, and year of survey.
From: Oral health behavior patterns among Tanzanian university students: a repeat cross-sectional survey
Soft drinks | Chocolate/candy | Coffee/tea | Toothpicks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
Sex | ||||||||
Female vs male | 1.3 | 1.1–1.6 | 4.1 | 2.8–6.1 | 0.6 | 0.5–0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7–1.4 |
Age | ||||||||
19–25 yrs vs >25 yrs | 0.9 | 0.7–1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3–0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6–1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8–1.3 |
Place of residence | ||||||||
Urban vs rural | 1.9 | 1.5–2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3–3.3 | 0.8 | 0.6–1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8–1.3 |
Educational level | ||||||||
Higher vs lower | 2.8 | 2.1–3.4 | 1.7 | 1.1–2.5 | 0.7 | 0.5–0.9 | 1.5 | 1.2–1.9 |
Survey year | ||||||||
2001 vs 1999 | 1.3 | 1.1–1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7–1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4–0.7 | 1.6 | 1.3–1.9 |