Table 4 Dental caries as predictor and BMI (kg/m2) at six-year assessment as outcome *Within/Between pair analyses adjusted for sex and sugar consumption, overall analysis adjusted for sex, age, community water fluoridation, sugar consumption, tooth brushing and SEIFA.
From: A twin study of body mass index and dental caries in childhood
Unadjusted BMI kg/m2 (95% CI) | Unadjusted P-value | Adjusted BMI kg/m2 (95% CI)* | Adjusted P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
‘Any’ caries | 0.12 (−0.24, 0.49) | 0.51 | −0.03 (−0.39, 0.33) | 0.86 |
Within-pair | −0.07 (−0.51, 0.36) | 0.74 | −0.16 (−0.61, 0,28) | 0.47 |
Between-pair | 0.51 (−0.15, 1.16) | 0.13 | 0.41 (−0.23, 1.07) | 0.22 |
‘Advanced’ caries | −0.14 (−0.51, 0.24) | 0.47 | −0.28 (−0.63, 0.77) | 0.12 |
Within-pair | −0.50 (−0.93, −0.07) | 0.02 | −0.55 (−1.00, −0.11) | 0.02 |
Between-pair | 0.70 (−0.05, 1.46) | 0.07 | 0.61 (−0.12, 1.33) | 0.10 |
