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Table 5 Logistic regression analysis to determine psychosocial factors associated with caries complication in children 6–16-years-old resident in Ile-Ife, Nigeria (N = 59)

From: Association between adverse childhood experiences, bullying, self-esteem, resilience, social support, caries and oral hygiene in children and adolescents in sub-urban Nigeria

Variables

Odds ratio

(95% confidence interval)

P value

Adjusted odds ratio

(95% Confidence interval)

P value

Sex

 Female

1.00

–

1.00

–

 Male

2.82 (0.47–16.76)

0.26

1.62 (0.08–32.02)

0.75

Age category

 6–11 years

1.00

–

1.00

–

 12–16 years

0.16 (0.02–1.18)

0.07

0.06 (0.00–1.56)

0.09

Socioeconomic status

 Low

1.00

–

1.00

–

 Middle

0.47 (0.09–2.59)

0.39

0.02 (0.00–0.60)

0.02

Adverse childhood events

0.78 (0.40–1.49)

0.45

0.34 (0.08–1.39)

0.13

Bully victimization

0.69 (0.41–1.15)

0.16

0.73 (0.44–1.22)

0.23

Self-esteem

1.01 (0.75–1.35)

0.95

1.47 (0.80–2.71)

0.22

Resilience

0.91 (0.81–1.02)

0.10

0.99 (0.84–1.18)

0.94

Social support

0.99 (0.95–1.03)

0.67

1.01 (0.94–1.09)

0.55