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

Table 7 Association between needing help when eating foods with bones (Question 5) and significant factors identified in chi-squared tests

Variables		Adjusted model
Variables		p-value	OR	95%CI
Gender (Female compared to male)		0.039*	0.742	0.559–0.986
Age group	1–2 years old (Compared with 5–6 years old)	0.002**	2.489	1.386–4.471
	3–4 years old (Compared with 5–6 years old)	0.850	0.970	0.704–1.335
Active caries present		0.769	1.081	0.644–1.812
Current use of pacifier		0.027*	5.052	1.208–21.138

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