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Table 3 Association between ETW with socio-demographic characteristics

From: General and erosive tooth wear of 16-year-old adolescents in Kuantan, Malaysia: prevalence and association with dental caries

Variables

Adjusted Odds Ratio (OR) (95% CI)

p- value

Gender

 Malea

  

 Female

0.782 (0.556–1.101)

0.159

Ethnic group

 Malaya

 

0.947

 Chinese

1.105 (0.765–1.596)

0.595

 Indian/Punjabi/Pakistani

0.922 (0.383–2.220)

0.856

Parents’ highest education level

 No formal educationa

 

0.307

 Primary education

1.493 (0.248–8.980)

0.661

 Secondary education

1.772 (0.329–9.530)

0.505

 Tertiary education

2.558 (0.458–14.294)

0.285

Total household income (month)

 RM999 and belowa

 

0.549

 RM1000- RM2999

1.373 (0.831–2.268)

0.216

 RM3000- RM4999

1.100 (0.633–1.912)

0.735

 RM5000 and above

1.325 (0.712–2.465)

0.375

  1. aReference
  2. Significant level set at p < 0.05