Table 4 Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis in parents.

From: Knowledge, attitude, and practice of adolescents and parents toward malocclusion and orthodontic treatment

Parents

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

OR (95%CI)

p

OR (95%CI)

p

Knowledge

1.344 (1.126–1.486)

< 0.001

1.190 (1.058–1.338)

0.004

Attitude

1.003 (0.981–1.026)

0.778

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Practice

0.932 (0.907–0.958)

< 0.001

0.937 (0.904–0.972)

0.001

Age

 26–30

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 31–40

1.089 (0.548–2.163)

0.808

  

 41–50

1.175 (0.596–2.317)

0.641

  

 > 50

0.993 (0.470–2.099)

0.985

  

Gender

 Male

1.107 (0.731–1.676)

0.632

  

 Female ref

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Relationship to the child

 Parent ref

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 Other

0.547 (0.278–1.075)

0.080

0.516 (0.217–1.228)

0.135

Residence

 Rural

0.349 (0.166–0.730)

0.005

0.436 (0.182–1.041)

0.062

 Urban

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 Suburban

0.853 (0.503–1.447)

0.556

1.522 (0.782–2.961)

0.216

Education

 Junior high school and below ref

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 High school/vocational school

0.884 (0.397–1.970)

0.763

0.599 (0.223–1.608)

0.309

 College/undergraduate

1.447 (0.718–2.915)

0.301

0.469 (0.177–1.244)

0.128

 Master’s and above

3.123 (1.478–6.598)

0.003

0.667 (0.224–1.990)

0.468

Occupation

 Unit leader and professional technical staff

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 General staff

0.359 (0.194–0.662)

0.001

0.639 (0.294–1.386)

0.257

 Service personnel and production personnel

0.313 (0.188–0.521)

< 0.001

0.432 (0.218–0.855)

0.016

 Other

0.411 (0.176–0.961)

0.040

0.852 (0.280–2.591)

0.778

Monthly per capita income, CNY

 < 5,000

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 5,000–10,000

1.444 (0.811–2.569)

0.212

0.779 (0.387–1.568)

0.484

 > 10,000

3.682 (2.077–6.527)

< 0.001

1.757 (0.845–3.653)

0.131

Number of children in the family

 1ref

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 2

1.294 (0.834–2.009)

0.250

  

 ≥ 3

0.506 (0.179–1.428)

0.198

  

Ways to acquire knowledge about orthodontic treatment

 Doctor’s education ref

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 Parents of child’s classmates sharing

0.413 (0.246–0.693)

0.001

0.652 (0.355–1.197)

0.168

 Internet

0.160 (0.090–0.285)

< 0.001

0.216 (0.113–0.413)

< 0.001

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