Association between occlusal features and masticatory function in Hong Kong preschool children: a survey with one-year longitudinal follow-up

Table 4 Association between needing to mince meat before eating (Question 2) and significant factors identified in chi-squared tests

Variables		Adjusted model
Variables		p-value	OR	95%CI
Gender (Female compared to male)		< 0.001***	0.649	0.513–0.821
Age group	1–2 years old (Compared to 5–6 years old)	< 0.001***	4.860	3.184–7.419
	3–4 years old (Compared to 5–6 years old)	< 0.001***	2.158	1.646–2.829
Active caries present		0.500	1.158	0.757–1.771
Current pacifier use		0.261	1.458	0.756–2.815

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