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Table 7 Results from bivariate and multivariable regression analyses

From: Behavioral and social determinants of early childhood caries among Palestinian preschoolers in Jerusalem area: a cross-sectional study

Predictor variables

Bivariate analysis

Multivariable analysis

IRR

95% CI

IRR

95% CI

Locus of control scale

0.97

0.96

0.98

0.97

0.97

0.98

Parental stress scale

1.00

0.99

1.02

1.00

0.98

1.01

Social support scale

0.99

0.96

1.03

0.99

0.99

1.02

What you do when your baby wakes up in the night? Baby bottle with things other than water (yes vs. no)

1.05

1.01

1.10

1.06

1.04

1.09

Does your child normally sleep while naturally breastfeeding? (yes vs. no)

1.14

1.03

1.25

1.15

1.03

1.29

How long did you depend on artificial feeding? (limited number of meals set by mother vs. whenever the child asked)

0.98

0.91

1.06

0.95

0.87

1.02

Adding sugar to the bottle (no vs. yes)

0.80

0.69

0.92

0.86

0.74

1.00

What do you used to put in the baby bottle? (juices)

1.14

0.89

1.47

0.99

0.76

1.29

What do you used to put in the baby bottle? (dry milk)

0.97

0.88

1.06

0.94

0.87

1.01

Length of natural breastfeeding (none or < 3 months vs. 3 months–2 years)

1.09

0.92

1.30

1.11

0.95

1.30

Length of natural breastfeeding (more than 2 years vs. 3 months–2 years)

1.21

0.95

1.53

1.28

0.88

1.87

What determined breastfeeding after 6 months?

1.09

0.94

1.26

1.08

0.91

1.29

Scale 1: Children's diet habits #1

1.15

1.04

1.27

1.04

0.97

1.12

Scale 1: Children's diet habits #2

0.90

0.66

1.22

0.92

0.73

1.14

Scale 2: Children's oral hygiene practice #1

1.10

0.97

1.25

1.06

0.88

1.27

Scale 2: Children's oral hygiene practice #2

1.00

0.68

1.46

0.99

0.73

1.33

Routine or preventive check-up versus no visit

0.44

0.38

0.51

0.42

0.33

0.52

Treatment visit versus no visit

0.72

0.52

1.01

0.68

0.44

1.04

  1. Multivariable Poisson regression with generalized estimation equation included the following covariates to account for potential confounding: age of the child, gender of the child, father’s education level, mother’s education level, father’s employment, mother’s employment, household monthly income, and insurance type