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Table 3 Association of DMFT/dmft, OHI-S, BOP with demographic variables in 12–17 visually impaired school children (n = 130)

From: Perception of oral health and medical conditions as possible predictors of oral health status in visually impaired adolescents: a cross‐sectional study

Variable

N (%)

DMFT ≥ 3

OHI-S > 1.8

BOP (yes)

P value

OR

95% CI

P value

OR

95% CI

P value

OR

95% CI

Gender

Malea

93 (71.5)

0.04b

2.22

1.02–4.83

0.04b

0.45

0.20–0.97

0.53

0.75

0.30–1.86

Female

37 (28.5)

         

Place of residence

Dormitorya

41 (31.5)

0.54

1.26

0.60–2.66

0.89

0.94

0.44–2.01

0.49

1.37

0.56–3.32

Home

89 (68.5)

         

Status of visual impairment

Blind

44 (33.8)

0.07

0.49

0.23–1.05

0.54

1.26

0.60–2.66

0.60

1.28

0.51–3.20

Low vision a

86 (66.2)

         

Father’s education

< 12

65 (50)

0.70

1.15

0.56–2.39

0.80

0.91

0.44–1.89

0.23

1.72

0.71–4.18

≥ 12a

54 (41.5)

         

Missing

11 (8.5)

         

Mother’s education

< 12

66 (50.8)

0.18

1.64

0.80–3.38

0.83

0.92

0.45–1.90

0.79

1.12

0.48–2.64

≥ 12a

56 (43.1)

         

Missing

8 (6.2)

         
  1. aReference category
  2. bStatistically significant