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Table 3 Ordinal logistic regression analysis (unadjusted) according to the CDC/AAP case definition (Eke et al., 2012)

From: Dental caries is associated with severe periodontitis in Chilean adults: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Categories

Periodontitis

 

Univariable analysis (unadjusted)

OR [CI]

p-value

Age (years)

 

1.09 [1.05; 1.14]

< 0.001*

Gender (reference = Female)

Male

1.84 [1.43;2.36]

< 0.01*

Smoking (reference = non smoker/former smoker)

Smoker

1.37 [1.07;1.76]

0.010*

Education (reference ≤12 years)

>  12 years

0.76 [0.57;1.02]

0.078

Household income (reference < 286.000 CLP)

≥ 286.000

0.87 [0.67;1.12]

0.280

Diabetes (reference = absence)

Presence

1.74 [1.01;3.00]

0.044*

Caries (reference = no caries)

1 caries

1.24 [0.77;2.0]

0.361

2 caries

1.36 [0.84;2.20]

0.199

3–4 caries

1.77 [1.14;2.74]

0.010*

≥ 5 caries

2.48 [1.67;3.67]

< 0.001*

  1. OR, Odds ratio
  2. CI, Confidence Interval
  3. CLP, Chilean Pesos
  4. *p < 0.05