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Table 4 Child factors associated with DMFT >0

From: Oral health-related quality of life and early childhood caries among preschool children in Trinidad

 

Crude OR

95% CI

Adjusted OR

95% CI

Child’s age

 3

1.0

 

1.0

 

 4

3.08

(1.59, 6.34)

3.61

(1.76, 7.95)

 5

2.12

(0.74, 5.79)

2.26

(0.71, 6.83)

Child’s sex

 Male

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Female

0.89

(0.51, 1.54)

1.04

(0.57, 1.91)

Pain in the teeth, mouth or jaw

 No

1.0

 

----

 

 Yes

0.76

(0.31, 1.71)

  

Difficulty drinking hot or cold drinks

 No

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Yes

12.55

(3.13, 83.85)

7.14

(1.36, 55.13)

Difficulty eating some foods

 No

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Yes

10.51

(3.16, 47.63)

8.29

(2.00, 43.49)

Difficulty pronouncing some words

 No

1.0

 

----

 

 Yes

3.42

(0.74, 17.76)

  

Missed preschool

 No

1.0

 

----

 

 Yes

10.38

(1.5, 205.20)

  

Trouble sleeping

 No

1.0

 

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 Yes

9.76

(2.21, 64.62)

  
  1. Note: ‘Yes’ denotes occasionally/often/very often; ‘No’ denotes never/hardly ever
  2. Model adjusted for other factors in the model
  3. As confidence intervals are large, caution must be exercised when interpreting results