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Table 3 Association between the duration of breastfeeding and overjet in primary dentition

From: Association of breastfeeding and three-dimensional dental arch relationships in primary dentition

 

n

%

Overjet >3.5 mm vs non overjet >3.5 mm

   

Crude model

Adjusted modela

 

n

%

OR

95% CI

P-value

OR

95% CI

P-value

Duration of breastfeeding

    

0.038*

  

0.038*

>6 months

182

25.3

0.519

0.303-0.889

0.017*

0.511

0.290-0.902

0.021*

0-6months

311

43.3

0.664

0.428-1.030

0.067

0.634

0.400-1.005

0.052

Never

226

31.4

   

1

-

-

  1. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
  2. aAdjusted for background information (age and gender) and related non-nutritive sucking habits (thumb sucking and pacifier use).
  3. *P < 0.05.
  4. Boldface data are variables with P<0.05 or OR (95%CI) <1.
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