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Table 4 Adjusted odds ratio of being in the Significant Caries group for selected determinants

From: Dental caries experience and determinants in young adults of the Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, North-West Russia: a cross-sectional study

Determinantsa

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

Age group (years)

 

0.030

 18–20

Reference

 

 21–25

1.41 (1.03–1.92)

 

Sex

 

0.271

 Male

Reference

 

 Female

1.23 (0.85–1.77)

 

Faculty

 

0.120

 Medical

Reference

 

 Dental

0.77 (0.56–1.07)

 

Subjective SES

 

0.008

 Less than 6.0

Reference

 

 6.0 and more

1.57 (1.13–2.19)

 

Eligible for free education

 

0.412

 Yes

Reference

 

 No

0.85 (0.57–1.26)

 

Mother’s education

 

0.308

 Lower than university

Reference

 

 University

1.18 (0.86–1.61)

 

Regularity of dental visits

 

<0.001

 Not regularly

Reference

 

 Regularly

2.34 (1.56–3.51)

 
  1. Abbreviations: DMFT Decayed Missing and Filled Permanent Teeth, CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio, SES socioeconomic status
  2. aResults from the multivariable binary logistic regression; all listed variables were included in the model simultaneously; p-value of the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit test =0.474; Negelkerke R square = 6.9%
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