Table 3 Bivariate analysis of general upbringing and oral health behaviour in relation to caries status
Variables | Controls (n = 121) | Cases (n = 121) | x 2 | P-value* | COR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |||||||
Part 1 General upbringing between 0–3 years | ||||||||
Bottle-feeding experience | 0.764 | 0.382 | ||||||
Yes† | 22 | (18.2) | 17 | (14.0) | ||||
No | 99 | (81.8) | 104 | (86.0) | 1.36(0.68-2.71) | 0.383 | ||
Duration of breastfeeding | 9.382 | 0.009 | 0.012 | |||||
Never breastfed† | 22 | (18.2) | 9 | (7.4) | ||||
<1 year | 84 | (69.4) | 84 | (69.4) | 2.44(1.06-5.62) | 0.035 | ||
≥1 year | 15 | (12.4) | 28 | (23.1) | 4.56(1.68-12.37) | 0.003 | ||
Part 2 Oral health behaviour at age 3 | ||||||||
Solid sugar consumption | 19.492 | <0.001 | ||||||
<1 time per day† | 86 | (71.1) | 52 | (43.0) | ||||
≥1 time per day | 35 | (28.9) | 69 | (57.0) | 3.26(1.91-5.56) | <0.001 | ||
Frequency of tooth brushing | 0.154 | 0.695 | ||||||
≥1 time per day† | 73 | (60.3) | 70 | (57.9) | ||||
<1 time per day | 48 | (39.7) | 51 | (42.1) | 1.11(0.66-1.85) | 0.695 | ||
Use of toothpaste | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||||
Always† | 70 | (57.9) | 70 | (57.9) | ||||
Sometimes | 29 | (24.0) | 29 | (24.0) | 1.00(0.54-1.84) | 1.000 | ||
Never | 22 | (18.2) | 22 | (18.2) | 1.00(0.51-1.97) | 1.000 | ||
Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | t test | ||||||
Visible plaque index (%) | 46.2 | (20.9) | 75.7 | (15.8) | −12.386 | <0.001** | 1.08(1.06-1.10) | <0.001 |