Table 2 Binary logistic regression models for the associations of poverty and social exclusion with dental caries prevalence in 12-year-old children (n = 90).
Explanatory variables | Unadjusted associations | Adjusted associations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Odds ratio | (95% CI) | p value | Odds ratio | (95% CI) | p value | |
Sex | ||||||
Girls | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Boys | 1.01 | (0.52; 1.91) | 0.985 | 1.04 | (0.55; 1.96) | 0.909 |
Poverty (1 or more unsatisfied basic needs) | ||||||
Non-poor | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Poor | 2.36 | (1.20; 4.65) | 0.013 | 2.25 | (1.24; 4.09) | 0.008 |
Social exclusion (three domains affected) | ||||||
Integrated | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Excluded | 1.88 | (1.01; 3.51) | 0.047 | 1.79 | (0.94; 3.43) | 0.077 |