Association between estimated fluoride intake and dental caries prevalence among 5-year-old children in Korea

BMC Oral Health

Table 4 Associations between the estimated dietary fluoride intake and the prevalence of dental caries

Dependent variables	Independent variables	β	SE	p-value (95 % CI^*)^a
dfs index^b	Daily fluoride intake	-0.001	<0.001	<0.001 (-0.002, 0.000)
dfs index^b	Daily fluoride intake per kg of body weight	-0.023	0.006	<0.001 (-0.035,-0.011)
dfs index of anterior teeth^c	Daily fluoride intake	0.000	<0.001	0.002 (-0.001, 0.000)
dfs index of anterior teeth^c	Daily fluoride intake per kg of body weight	-0.009	0.003	0.005 (-0.014,-0.003)
dfs index of posterior teeth^d	Daily fluoride intake	-0.001	<0.001	0.007 (-0.001,0.000)
dfs index of posterior teeth^d	Daily fluoride intake per kg of body weight	-0.014	0.005	0.002 (-0.024,-0.005)

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