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Table 5 Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for students' dental checkups and reported abstinence from tobacco products, 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

 

Dental checkups

Never use of tobacco

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Sex

    

Female vs male

2.5

2.0–3.1

6.8

4.2–11.2

Age

    

19–25 yrs vs >25 yrs

0.9

0.7–1.2

1.6

1.6–2.2

Place of residence

    

Urban vs rural

1.5

1.2–1.9

1.0

0.7–1.3

Educational level

    

Higher vs lower

1.2

0.9–1.5

0.6

0.4–0.8

Survey year

    

2001 vs 1999

1.0

0.9–1.3

1.5

1.1–1.9

  1. Model chi-square (df): Dental checkups χ2 = 85.2 (5); P < 0.001. Abstinence from tobacco χ2 = 121.3 (5); P < 0.001.