Table 3 BMI at six-year assessment (kg/m2) as predictor and dental caries at six-year assessment as outcome.
From: A twin study of body mass index and dental caries in childhood
Factor | Any caries | Advanced caries | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Unadjusted P-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI)* | Adjusted P-value* | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Unadjusted P-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI)* | Adjusted P-value* | |
(n = 344) | (n = 344) | (n = 325) | (n = 325) | (n = 344) | (n = 344) | (n = 325) | (n = 325) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 1.09 (0.94, 1.26) | 0.27 | 1.04 (0.90, 1.21) | 0.58 | 1.04 (0.89, 1.23) | 0.62 | 1.03 (0.88, 1.20) | 0.74 |
BMI categories | ||||||||
Normal BMI | 1 | Ref | 1 | Ref | 1 | Ref | 1 | Ref |
Underweight | 1.15 (0.56, 2.37) | 0.70 | 1.10 (0.49, 2.44) | 0.82 | 0.93(0.42, 2.05) | 0.86 | 0.86 (0.35, 2.12) | 0.74 |
Overweight or obese | 1.16 (0.57, 2.38) | 0.68 | 0.99 (0.45, 2.18) | 0.99 | 1.11 (0.50, 2.47) | 0.80 | 1.05 (0.46, 2.41) | 0.91 |
Within/Between-Pair analysis | ||||||||
Within-pair | 0.96 (0.75, 1.22) | 0.73 | 0.91 (0.72, 1.17) | 0.47 | 0.72 (0.55, 0.94) | 0.02 | 0.68 (0.52, 0.90) | 0.01 |
Between-pair | 1.15 (0.96, 1.39) | 0.13 | 1.13 (0.94, 1.36) | 0.19 | 1.21 (0.99, 1.47) | 0.06 | 1.20 (0.99, 1.46) | 0.06 |
