From: Epidemiological profile of early childhood caries in a sub-urban population in Nigeria
Age | SiC index | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6–11 months | 12–23 months | 24–35 months | 36–37 months | 48–59 months | 60–71 months | |
AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
p value | p value | p value | p value | p value | p value | |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male |  |  | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Female |  | – | 0.75 | 1.50 | 0.75 | 1.39 |
 | – |  | (0.16–3.56) | (0.51–4.42) | (0.20–2.80) | (0.09–22.59) |
Intake of refined carbohydrate in-between-meals three times a day or more | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No |  | – | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | – |
 Yes | – |  | 0.95 | 4.21 | 2.94 |  |
 |  |  | (0.11–8.43) | (1.56–11.37) | (0.69–12.49) |  |
Dental service utilization in the past 12Â months | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | Â | Â | Â | 1.00 | Â | Â |
Yes | – | – | – | 0.86 | – | – |
 |  |  |  | (0.11–6.97) |  |  |
Use of fluoridated toothpaste | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No |  | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |  |  |
 Yes | – | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.29 | – | – |
 |  | (0.004–1.37) | (0.03–01.01) | (0.05–1.54) |  |  |
Toothbrushing more than once a day | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No |  |  | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |  |
 Yes | – | – | 0.44 | 3.55 | 0.11 | – |
 |  |  | (0.04–4.28) | (0.28–45.21) | (0.02–0.61)* |  |
R2 | Â | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.02 |