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Table 3 Logistic regression models for correlates of dental carries among people with HIV

From: Prevalence, correlates and treatment needs of dental caries among people on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: a cross sectional study

Characteristics

Bi-variate analysis

Multivariate analysis

OR

CI

P value

AOR

CI

P values

Age

0.987

0.957–1.017

0.399

0.982

0.947–1.020

0.362

Gender

0.826

0.445–1.533

0.544

0.852

0.413–1.757

0.664

Education

1.196

0.856–1.671

0.293

1.269

0.845–1.907

0.250

Occupation

1.091

0.793–1.501

0.591

1.235

0.863–1.769

0.248

ART

0.816

0.320–2.081

0.671

1.104

0.330–3.690

0.872

ART duration

0.971

0.919–1.027

0.307

0.987

0.916–1.062

0.725

CD4 count

0.403

0.175–0.932

0.034*

0.427

0.172–1.063

0.067

Meals per day

1.179

0.751–1.849

0.475

1.098

0.665–1.811

0.715

Tooth brushing habits

2.112

0.927–4.813

0.075

1.811

0.748–4.384

0.188

Income

1.0

1–1

0.267

1.0

1.0–1.0

0.148

Alcohol use

0.702

0.337–1.462

0.345

0.614

0.255–1.478

0.277

Smoking

0.878

0.282–2.735

0.822

1.190

0.294–4.809

0.807

Dental checkup

1.179

0.504–2.761

0.704

0.995

0.409–2.425

0.992

Eating snacks

0.769

0.364–1.626

0.492

0.759

0.332–1.732

0.512

Use of other drugs

1.775

0.624–5.051

0.282

1.960

0.587–6.550

0.274

  1. *CD4 count was significantly associated with dental caries
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