Table 6 Log-binomial regression model to detect significant predictors for practicing oral habits in children

Intercept

−1.484

0.430

0.001*

0.227

0.098

0.527

[Child Age = 5.00 years]

0.277

0.129

0.032*

1.319

1.023

1.699

[Child Age = 5.50 years]

0.013

0.193

0.947

1.013

0.694

1.478

[Child Age = 6.00 years]

−0.151

0.137

0.271

0.860

0.657

1.125

[Child Age = 6.50 years]

0.185

0.170

0.276

1.203

0.862

1.677

[Child Age = 7.00 years]

0

1.000

[Gender = Female]

0.032

0.093

0.728

1.033

0.861

1.239

[Gender = Male]

0

1.000

[Siblings = Child is the only child]

0.323

0.447

0.470

1.381

0.575

3.317

[Siblings = one sibling]

0.510

0.394

0.196

1.666

0.769

3.609

[Siblings = two siblings]

0.578

0.396

0.144

1.782

0.820

3.872

[Siblings = three siblings]

0.593

0.399

0.138

1.809

0.827

3.959

[Siblings = four siblings]

0

1.000

[Mother Education = Secondary school degree]

0.018

0.206

0.931

1.018

0.679

1.526

[Mother Education = Intermediate diploma]

0.028

0.179

0.875

1.028

0.725

1.460

[Mother Education = College degree]

-0.045

0.126

0.722

0.956

0.746

1.225

[Mother Education = post-graduate degree]

0

1.000

[Oral Health = Never]

−0.413

0.317

0.193

0.662

0.355

1.232

[Oral Health = Once or twice]

0.132

0.206

0.522

1.141

0.761

1.711

[Oral Health = Sometimes]

0.237

0.170

0.163

1.268

0.908

1.769

[Oral Health = Often]

0.051

0.168

0.761

1.052

0.757

1.463

[Oral Health = Almost every day]

0

1.000