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Table 6 Results of the regression analysis of OHIP G14 sum score as the dependent variable for different pregnancy- and oral health-related predictors

From: Oral hygiene and oral health behavior, periodontal complaints and oral health-related quality of life in pregnant women

Model

Beta

p-value

Confidence interval (95.0%)

Lower

Upper

1

(Constant)

4.010

< 0.01

1.810

6.210

Pregnancy week

-0.041

0.079

-0.086

0.005

Age (years)

-0.009

0.792

-0.075

0.057

Number of pregnancies (n)

-0.004

0.975

-0.275

0.267

Regular professional tooth cleaning

-0.760

0.031

-1.449

-0.072

Interdental cleaning

-0.099

0.779

-0.789

0.591

Visited dentist since pregnancy began

0.396

0.283

-0.327

1.118

2

(Constant)

4.011

< 0.01

1.813

6.209

Pregnancy week

-0.041

0.078

-0.086

0.005

Age (years)

-0.009

0.766

-0.071

0.052

Regular professional tooth cleaning

-0.759

0.029

-1.442

-0.076

Interdental cleaning

-0.098

0.779

-0.787

0.590

Visited dentist since pregnancy began

0.395

0.283

-0.327

1.117

3

(Constant)

4.018

< 0.01

1.821

6.214

Pregnancy week

-0.041

0.075

-0.086

0.004

Age (years)

-0.010

0.738

-0.071

0.051

Regular professional tooth cleaning

-0.778

0.023

-1.447

-0.109

Visited dentist since pregnancy began

0.383

0.294

-0.333

1.099

4

(Constant)

3.716

< 0.01

2.423

5.009

Pregnancy week

-0.041

0.073

-0.087

0.004

Regular professional tooth cleaning

-0.791

0.020

-1.455

-0.127

Visited dentist since pregnancy began

0.379

0.298

-0.336

1.095

5

(Constant)

3.769

< 0.01

2.479

5.058

Pregnancy week

-0.035

0.113

-0.079

0.008

Regular professional tooth cleaning

-0.729

0.029

-1.382

-0.075

6

(Constant)

2.799

< 0.01

2.329

3.270

Regular professional tooth cleaning

-0.698

0.036

-1.352

-0.045