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Table 5 Adjusted Odds Ratios (OR) and 95% Confidence intervals (CI) for participants' intake of Biscuits, doughnuts, soda, chewing gums, chocolate and sugar score according to socio demographic characteristics and pain experience

From: Oral health related behaviors among adult Tanzanians: a national pathfinder survey

 

Biscuits/cakes

Doughnuts

Soda

Chewing gum

Chocolate

Sugar score

 

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

Dental pain

0.8 (0.6-0.9) **

0.8 (0.6-0.9) **

0.8 (0.6-0.9) *

0.6 (0.5-8.0) **

0.9 (0.7-1.1)ns

0.7 (0.5-0.8)**

Residence

1.5 (1.2-1.8) **

1.7 (1.4-2.1) **

4.9 (3.9-6.6) **

0.8 (0.6-0.9) *

0.4 (0.3-0.5) **

1.9 (1.5-2.3)**

Age

2.2 (1.8-2.7) **

1.5 (1.2-1.8)ns

2.0 (1.7-2.5) **

2.8 (2.2-3.5) **

2.9 (2.4-3.7) **

2.7 (2.2-3.4)**

Sex

1.2 (0.9-1.5)ns

1.2 (0.9-1.4)ns

2.2 (1.8-2.7) **

1.5 (1.2-1.9) **

1.1 (0.9-1.4)ns

1.5 (1.2-1.8)**

Education

0.9 (0.7-1.1)ns

0.9 (0.6-1.1)ns

0.6 (0.4-0.8) *

0. 8 (0.6-1.1)ns

0.8 (0.6-1.1)ns

0.5 (0.4-0.6)**

Nagelkerke R 2

0.07

0.047

0.256

0.103

0.128

0.165

  1. Multiple logistic regression analyses: * p ≤ 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.001, ns = Not statically significant