Table 3 Multivariate stepwise logistic regression analyses in participants with failed eradication of H. pylori.

From: Association between failed eradication of 7-day triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori and untreated dental caries in Japanese adults

Factor

 

ORs

95% Cl

p-value

Gender

Female

1

(Reference)

0.659

Male

1.194

0.543–2.627

Age (years)

 − 64

1

(Reference)

0.282

65–

1.766

0.627–4.974

 

Brushing frequency ≥ 2 times/day

Absence

1

(Reference)

0.146

 

Presence

0.520

0.215–1.257

Decayed teeth

Absence

1

(Reference)

0.031

 

Presence

2.672

1.093–6.531

  1. H. pylori Helicobacter pylori, ORs odds ratios, CI confidence interval.
  2. Adjustment for gender, age, presence or absence of brushing frequency ≥ 2 times/day, and presence or absence of decayed teeth.
  3. p = 0.478, using Hosmer–Lemeshow fit test.
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