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Table 6 Conditional multivariate logistic regression with random effects logistic regression

From: Prevalence and factors related to dental caries among pre-school children of Saddar town, Karachi, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Conditional multivariate logistic regression

Random effects logistic regression (Bootstrap)

p-value

Risk ratio

95% Confidence interval

p-value

95% Confidence interval

Age category

     

3 years

Ref

-

-

-

-

4 years

0.106

1.248

0.954-1.635

0.029

0.029-0.437

5 years

0.163

1.545

0.838-2.849

0.009

0.047-0.739

Poor oral hygiene

     

Yes

Ref

-

-

-

-

No

0.000

0.661

0.540-0.810

0.001

(−0.532)-(−0.284)

Presence of Dental Plaque

     

Yes

Ref

-

-

-

-

No

0.003

0.744

0.614-0.902

0.001

(−0.433)-(−0.169)

Non-sweetened Milk

     

Yes

Ref

-

-

-

-

No

0.049

1.232

1.001-1.516

0.008

0.061-0.367