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

Table 8 Association between preference in eating soft foods (Question 6) and significant factors identified in chi-squared tests

Variables		Adjusted model
Variables		p-value	OR	95%CI
Gender (Female compared to male)		0.359	0.898	0.713–1.130
Age group	1–2 years old (Compared with 5–6 years old)	0.268	1.242	0.846–1.823
	3–4 years old (Compared with 5–6 years old)	0.639	1.066	0.815–1.396
Active caries present		< 0.001***	2.287	1.493–3.503
Current thumb/ digit sucking		0.014*	1.577	1.095–2.270

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