Table 5 Deleterious habits associated with the presence of malocclusion in patients aged 6 to 12 years

Atypical swallowing

1.90 (1.31–2.74)

p = 0.001

1.68 (1.26–2.25)

p < 0.001

2.28 (1.04–5.01)

p = 0.040

Onychophagia

0.79 (0.50–1.26)

p = 0.325

0.97 (0.69–1.36)

p = 0.870

1.66 (0.75–3.67)

p = 0.214

Thumb sucking

1.54 (1.00–2.38)

p = 0.049

1.15 (0.75–1.76)

p = 0.517

1.29 (0.42–3.94)

p = 0.660

Labial sucking

1.26 (0.63–2.54)

p = 0.512

1.47 (0.96–2.26)

p = 0.079

1.94 (0.54–6.87)

p = 0.307

Mouth breathing

1.22 (0.60–2.47)

p = 0.579

1.09 (0.56–2.10)

p = 0.809

6.15 (2.96–12.8)

p < 0.001

Mixed breathing

0.93 (0.63–1.38)

p = 0.729

1.11 (0.82–1.52)

p = 0.504

0.71 (0.31–1.59)

p = 0.399

Anteroposition

0.89 (0.61–1.30)

p = 0.542

0.82 (0.60–1.11)

p = 0.200

0.93 (0.41–2.08)

p = 0.854

Retroposition

1.26 (0.63–2.55)

p = 0.508

1.65 (1.13–2.42)

p = 0.010

2.67 (0.87–8.24)

p = 0.087