Variable | Adjusted OR (95 % CI)e |
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| Model 1c | Model 2c | Model 3c | Model 4d |
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Father’s occupation |
Professional | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Manual | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) | 0.7 (0.4–1.2) | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) |
Not working | 3.1 (1.1–8.5)b | 2.6 (0.9–7.3) | 1.5 (0.5–4.8) | 1.4 (0.4–4.4) |
Mother’s knowledge about infant’s oral health behaviourf |
High | | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Low | | 1.9 (1.2–3.1)b | 1.8 (1.1–3)b | 1.8 (1.1–3)b |
Mother’s frequency of free sugars intakeg |
Low | | | 1 | 1 |
High | | | 3.2 (1.4–7.4)b | 3.2 (1.4–7.4)b |
- an = 323
- bP < 0.050
- cModel 1, 2 and 3 adjusted for mother’s age, infant’s gender and family size
- dModel 4 additionally adjusted for centre’s level of deprivation
- eOR (95 % CI): odds ratios (95 % confidence intervals)
- 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