Table 3 Linear regression coefficients and their confidence intervals for two indicators of dental caries
Prevalence of dental caries (% d3mft > 0) | Mean dmft score (Decayed, missing, filled teeth) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model 1 Coefficient (95% CI) | Model 2 Coefficient (95% CI) | Model 3 Coefficient (95% CI) | Model 1 Coefficient (95% CI) | Model 2 Coefficient (95% CI) | Model 3 Coefficient (95% CI) | |
Obesity | 2.62*** (2.12, 3.12) | 0.02 (− 0.71, 0.75) | 0.3 (− 0.38, 0.97) | 0.12*** (0.10, 0.14) | 0.001 (− 0.03, 0.03) | 0.02 (− 0.01, 0.05) |
Deprivation | 0.69*** (0.54, 0.85) | 0.70*** (0.53, 0.87) | 0.03*** (0.02, 0.04) | 0.03*** (0.03, 0.04) | ||
Dental attendance | 0.39*** (0.29, 0.49) | 0.02*** (0.01, 0.02) | ||||
Lone Parenthood | − 0.51 (− 1.24, 0.22) | − 0.04** (− 0.08, − 0.01) | ||||
White ethnicity | − 0.20*** (− 0.26, − 0.14) | − 0.01*** (− 0.01, − 0.01) | ||||
Fluoridation (0 = not fluoridated; 1 = fluoridated) | − 2.30* (− 4.56, − 0.04) | − 0.18*** (− 0.28, − 0.08) | ||||
(Constant) | − 1.82 (− 6.36,2.71) | 8.01*** (3.42,12.60) | 7.66* (0.63, 14.70) | − 0.35*** (− 0.55, − 0.14) | 0.1 (− 0.10, 0.31) | 0.3 (− 0.00, 0.61) |
N | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 |