Table 3 Number (%) of schoolchildren who reported the state of teeth to be bad by socio-behavioural factors, non-clinical and clinical oral health indicators. Cross-tabulation analysis (chi-square) and multiple logistic regression with odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI).
From: Prevalence and correlates of self-reported state of teeth among schoolchildren in Kerala, India
Unadjusted | Adjusted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent variables | Bad state of teeth n (%) | OR | 95% CI | R2 |
Step 1 | ||||
Girls | 73 (20) | 1 | ||
Boys | 121 (25) | 1.1 | 0.8–1.6 | |
Rural | 131 (21)* | 1 | ||
Urban | 63 (28) | 1.3 | 0.9–2.0 | |
Socio-economic status – Poor | 52 (25) | 1 | ||
Socio-economic status – Middle class | 133 (23) | 0.8 | 0.5–1.2 | |
Socio-economic status – High class | 9 (22.5) | 0.3 | 0.4–2.4 | |
School performance – Good | 130 (19)* | 1 | ||
School performance – Poor | 64 (41) | 2.5 | 1.6–3.8 | 0.07 |
Step 2 | ||||
Bleeding gums – No | 135 (21)* | 1 | ||
Bleeding gums – Yes | 59 (29) | 1.1 | 0.7–1.7 | |
Bad breath – No | 87 (16)* | 1 | ||
Bad breath – Yes | 107 (37) | 2.4 | 1.7–3.5 | |
Toothache – No | 55 (21) | |||
Toothache – Yes | 139 (24) | |||
Food impaction – No | 34 (14)* | 1 | ||
Food impaction – Yes | 160 (27) | 1.7 | 1.1–2.7 | |
Dental visits – Never | 97 (19)* | 1 | ||
Dental visits – Yes | 97 (29) | 1.6 | 1.1–2.3 | |
Oral health knowledge – Good | 102 (21) | |||
Oral health knowledge – Poor | 90 (26) | |||
Satisfied with appearance of teeth | 68 (13)* | 1 | ||
Dissatisfied with appearance of teeth | 126 (40) | 4.2 | 2.9–6.0 | 0.26 |
Step 3 | ||||
DMFT = 0 | 120 (20)* | 1 | ||
DMFT > 0 | 74 (32) | 1.7 | 1.1–2.5 | |
Oral hygiene – Good | 147 (22)* | 1 | ||
Oral hygiene – Fair | 47 (30) | 1.4 | 0.9–2.3 | |
Anterior trauma – no | 182 (23) | |||
Anterior trauma – yes | 12 (24) | 0.27 | ||