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Table 4 Logistic regression analysis of the association between sugar-sweetened drink (SSD) intake (as a continuous variable) and the presence of caries. Models were adjusted for sex, parental education, age−/sex-standardized BMI categories, study cohort, plaque-affected sextants, mode of SSD consumption, energy content of SSDs, and total energy intake. The results are presented as unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (ORs), 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) and their corresponding p-values

From: Association of sugar-sweetened drinks with caries in 10- and 15-year-olds

Models

N

DMF/S

NCCL/S

DMF + NCCL/S

OR

(95% CI)

p

OR

(95% CI)

p

OR

(95% CI)

p

Crude associations between SSD consumption and caries

 a.) Cross-sectional 10-year follow-up

915

1.24

(1.04–1.48)

0.02

1.33

(1.13–1.58)

< 0.001

1.36

(1.14–1.63)

< 0.001

 b.) Cross-sectional 15-year follow-up

996

1.15

(1.05–1.26)

0.003

1.07

(0.97–1.19)

0.17

1.08

(0.96–1.20)

0.19

 c.) Prospective analysis

487

1.19

(0.94–1.51)

0.14

1.14

(0.85–1.51)

0.38

1.06

(0.79–1.43)

0.69

Associations between SSD consumption and caries, adjusted for covariates

 a.) Cross-sectional 10-year follow-up

915

1.29

(1.06–1.57)

0.01

1.24

(1.03–1.49)

0.02

1.27

(1.05–1.55)

0.01

 b.) Cross-sectional 15-year follow-up

996

1.12

(1.01–1.25)

0.03

1.02

(0.92–1.15)

0.68

1.03

(0.91–1.16)

0.64

 c.) Prospective analysisa

487

1.05

(0.76–1.45)

0.79

1.07

(0.74–1.57)

0.71

1.00

(0.66–1.52)

0.99

  1. Bold numbers indicate statistically significant associations (p < 0.05). ORs are adjusted for gender, plaque-affected sextants, parental education and BMI, mode of consumption, energy content of SSDs and total energy intake
  2. DMF/S decayed, missing, filled surfaces, NCCL/S non-cavitated carious lesions, DMF + NCCL/S overall caries burden (DMF/S + NCCL/S)
  3. aThis model was additionally adjusted for caries experience under the corresponding definition at 10 years of age