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Table 4 Logistic regression in terms of odds ratios, OR and 95% Confidence Interval, CI, for young adults' comparative risk judgements for toothdecay (1 = below the risk of others, 0 = the same risk as others and above) according to social position and various aspects of personal risk experience

From: Comparative risk judgements for oral health hazards among Norwegian adults: a cross sectional study

 

Comparative risk judgements for toothdecay

 

OR

95% CI

Social position

  

Manual versus student

0.6

0.4–0.8

Non-manual versus student

0.7

0.5–1.0

Health enhancing behaviour

  

High versus low engagement

1.2

0.8–1.7

Health detrimental behaviour

  

Low versus high engagement

1.5

1.0–1.9

Perceived health status

  

Good versus bad

1.6

1.0–2.4

Perceived oral health status

  

Satisfied versus dissatisfied

4.7

3.0–7.3