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Table 4 Associations between the presence of moderate to severe gingivitis and sociodemographic background, oral and mental health risk indicators in adolescents in Ile-Ife, Nigeria [N = 1234]

From: Association between mental health, caries experience and gingival health of adolescents in sub-urban Nigeria

Variables

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Age

1.03

(0.96, 1.11)

–

–

–

1.03

(0.94, 1.14)

Sex at birth

Male

1.20

(0.82, 1.75)

–

–

–

1.09

(0.68, 1.75)

Female

1.00

–

–

–

1.00

Socio-economic status

High

0.87

(0.55, 1.37)

–

–

–

0.96

(0.53, 1.74)

Middle

0.79

(0.50, 1.25)

–

–

–

0.95

(0.54, 1.67)

Low

1.00

–

–

–

1.00

Frequent consumption of refined carbohydrates between meals

Yes

–

0.42

(0.27, 0.65)*

–

–

0.41

(0.25, 0.66)*

No

–

1.00

–

–

1.00

Plaque Index score

 

13.23

(8.70, 20.14)*

–

–

13.50

(8.66, 21.04)*

Dental anxiety

Normal

 

1.00

–

–

1.00

Moderate

–

0.79

(0.48, 1.32)

–

–

0.91

(0.54, 1.55)

High

–

0.65

(0.30, 1.39)

–

–

0.70

(0.331, 1.58)

Severe

–

0.53

(0.28, 1.01)

–

–

0.48

(0.23, 0.99)*

Intake of alcohol

Yes

–

–

1.25

(0.70, 2.22)

–

–

No

–

–

1.00

–

–

Use of psychoactive substances

Yes

–

–

1.31

(0.58, 2.97)

–

–

No

–

–

1.00

–

–

Cigarette smoking

Yes

–

–

0.90

(0.19, 4.30)

–

0.69

(0.11, 4.21)

No

–

–

1.00

–

1.00

Risk for mental health problems

Low

–

–

–

1.00

1.00

High

–

–

–

1.09

(0.71, 1.69)

0.80

(0.45, 1.44)

Nagelkerke’s R2

0.004

0.34

0.003

< 0.0001

0.34

− 2LL

852.47

587.60

745.31

854.90

530.97

  1. Model 1: sociodemographic factors; Model 2: oral health indicators; Model 3: mental health indicators; Model 4: risk of mental health problems; Model 5: all factors included in models 1–4
  2. Intake of alcohol and use of psychoactive substances were not included in Model 5 because of collinearity with cigarette smoking
  3. *Statistically significant at p< 0.05; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval