Inequalities in the frequency of free sugars intake among Syrian 1-year-old infants: a cross-sectional study

BMC Oral Health

Table 1 Binary logistic regression to predict infant’s high frequency of free sugars intake^a

Variable	Base	Infant’s high frequency of free sugars intake (%)	OR (95 % CI)^d
Father’s occupation
Professional	224	96 (42.9)	1
Manual	74	26 (35.1)	0.7 (0.4–1.3)
Not working	19	13 (68.4)	2.9 (1.1–7.9)^b
Missing	6
Father’s education^e
High	91	40 (44)	1
Low	232	98 (42.2)	0.9 (0.6–1.5)
Missing	0
Mother’s education^e
High	70	30(42.9)	1
Low	253	108 (42.7)	0.9 (0.6–1.7)
Missing	0
Mother’s working status
Working	56	29 (51.8)	1
Housewife	267	109 (40.8)	0.6 (0.4–1.2)
Missing	0
Mother’s knowledge about infant’s oral health behaviour^f
High	139	11 (8.2 %)	1
Low	181	88 (48.6 %)	1.9 (1.2–2.9)^b
Missing	3
Mother’s frequency of free sugars intake^g
Low	287	112 (39 %)	1
High	36	26 (72.2 %)	4 (1.9–8.8)^c
Missing	0

^an = 323
^bP < 0.050
^cP < 0.001
^dOR (95 % CI): odds ratios (95 % confidence intervals)
^eHigh level refers to post secondary school education, whereas low level refers to secondary school or lower education
^fMeasured by 17 items developed by the current study, based on the British evidence-based guidelines for prevention of caries in children aged 0–3 years [2]. High level refers to scores equal to or higher than the median, whereas low level refers to scores below the median
^gHigh level refers to > 4 times a day, whereas low level refers to 4 times or less a day

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