Dental fear, tobacco use and alcohol use among university students in Finland: a national survey

BMC Oral Health

Table 3 **Results of logistic regression analyses* (n = 6777)**

	Model 1^a			Model 2^b			Model 3^c
	OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p
Alcohol use, AUDIT 7/8	1.3	1.1-1.7	0.011	1.3	1.04-1.6	0.024	1.2	0.9-1.5	0.151
General mood				1.5	1.1-2.2	0.034	1.4	1.0-2.1	0.066
Feelings in social situations				1.2	1.0-1.6	0.107	1.2	0.9-1.6	0.140
Tobacco use							2.1	1.5-3.0	<0.001

*The association between dental fear and alcohol use, general mood, feelings in social situations and tobacco use, reference groups = somewhat or not at all afraid, AUDIT sum score 7 or less, neutral or positive general mood, neutral or positive feelings in social situations, and using tobacco occasionally or not at all.
^aModel 1 adjusted for age and gender. Nagelkerke r² = 0.04.
^bModel 2 adds General mood and Feelings in social situations. Nagelkerke r² = 0.044.
^cModel 3 adds Tobacco use. Nagelkerke r² = 0.051.

ISSN: 1472-6831