Table 6 Multiple logistic regression analysis for the dental caries status of students
From: Oral health status of students with visual or hearing impairments in Northeast China
variable | B | S.E. | Waldχ2 | df | P | OR | 95% C.I. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L | U | |||||||||
Visual impairment | Fluoride use | Once/ year | 0.88 | 0.42 | 4.36 | 1 | 0.037 | 2.42 | 1.06 | 5.53 |
Parent’s education background | low (junior school or below) | 2.17 | 0.64 | 11.46 | 1 | 0.001 | 8.75 | 2.49 | 30.69 | |
median (senior school) | 1.93 | 0.62 | 9.75 | 1 | 0.002 | 6.86 | 2.05 | 23.00 | ||
Hearing impairment | Frequency of brushing/ day | < once / day | 1.42 | 0.62 | 5.32 | 1 | 0.021 | 4.15 | 1.24 | 13.91 |
Parent’s education background | median (senior school) | 1.50 | 0.59 | 6.53 | 1 | 0.011 | 4.50 | 1.42 | 14.27 | |