Table 2 Regression analysis of dental caries with sociodemographic variables.
From: A community cross-sectional study on oral health status among rural and urban inhabitants of Zambia
Univariable analysis | Multivariable analysis OR (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | Significance | OR (95% CI) | Significance | |
Gender | ||||
Man | Reference | |||
Woman | 0.95 (0.64–1.42) | 0.803 | ||
Age | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||
Young adults < 40 years | Reference | Reference | ||
Middle adults 40–59 years | 2.28 (1.42–3.67) | < 0.001 | 2.22 (1.34–3.66) | 0.0019 |
Old adults 60 + years | 3.03 (1.51–6.51) | 0.0018 | 3.11 (1.49–6.46) | 0.0024 |
Education | ||||
Incomplete primary school or less | Reference | |||
Completed primary school or more | 1.19 (0.79–1.79) | 0.414 | ||
Living with partner | ||||
Yes | Reference | |||
No | 1.03 (0.64–1.66) | 0.899 | ||
Habitat | ||||
Urban | Reference | Reference | ||
Rural | 0.34 (0.23–0.52) | < 0.001 | 0.32 (0.21–0.50) | < 0.001 |
Serious disease | ||||
No | Reference | Reference | ||
Yes | 0.64 (0.41–1.00.41.00) | 0.051 | 0.75 (0.46–1.23) | 0.256 |
Smoking | 0.807 | |||
No | Reference | |||
Yes | 1.16 (0.73–1.84) | 0.533 | ||
Ex-smoker | 1.09 (0.52–2.29) | 0.819 | ||
Smokeless tobacco | ||||
No | Reference | |||
Yes | 1.29 (0.65–2.55) | 0.468 | ||
Alcohol use | 0.565 | |||
Never/seldom | Reference | |||
Once a month | 1.02 (0.50–2.06) | 0.966 | ||
Once a week | 1.59 (0.84–3.01) | 0.157 | ||
Several times a week | 1.38 (0.59–2.08) | 0.750 | ||
