Table 6 Univariate and multivariate analysis for knowledge dimension.
From: Parental knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding malocclusion in preschool children
Knowledge | Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95%CI) | P | OR (95%CI) | P | |
Child’s age | ||||
Under 4 years | ||||
4–6 years | 0.979 (0.796,1.203) | 0.840 | 1.024 (0.827,1.268) | 0.831 |
6 years and above | 0.668 (0.526,0.847) | 0.001 | 0.743 (0.580,0.952) | 0.019 |
Malocclusion status of the child | ||||
Yes | ||||
No | 0.682 (0.383,1.185) | 0.181 | 0.760 (0.419,1.376) | 0.365 |
Uncertain | 0.399 (0.214,0.728) | 0.003 | 0.409 (0.215,0.778) | 0.006 |
Gender | ||||
Male | ||||
Female | 1.125 (0.967,1.310) | 0.128 | ||
Age | ||||
Under 28 years | ||||
28–34 years | 1.131 (0.916,1.398) | 0.253 | ||
35 years and above | 0.960 (0.768,1.199) | 0.718 | ||
Education | ||||
College or below | ||||
Bachelor’s degree | 1.760 (1.475,2.104) | < 0.001 | 1.134 (0.921,1.397) | 0.235 |
Master’s degree and above | 1.827 (0.952,3.642) | 0.075 | 1.184 (0.589,2.381) | 0.636 |
Family history of malocclusion | ||||
Yes | ||||
No | 0.611 (0.363,1.005) | 0.057 | 0.715 (0.418,1.225) | 0.222 |
Occupation | ||||
Manual laborer | ||||
Employee | 2.945 (2.249,3.870) | < 0.001 | 2.185 (1.622,2.945) | < 0.001 |
Self-employed | 1.645 (1.196,2.266) | 0.002 | 1.306 (0.936,1.823) | 0.116 |
Unemployed | 1.271 (0.866,1.865) | 0.220 | 1.280 (0.867,1.889) | 0.214 |
Other | 1.398 (1.084,1.810) | 0.010 | 1.224 (0.941,1.593) | 0.132 |
Current residence | ||||
Rural | ||||
Urban | 1.657 (1.410,1.947) | < 0.001 | 1.284 (1.077,1.531) | 0.005 |
Family annual income | ||||
100,000 RMB | ||||
100,000 -200,000 RMB | 1.734 (1.441,2.090) | < 0.001 | 1.394 (1.144,1.698) | 0.001 |
Over 200,000 RMB | 1.664 (1.222,2.278) | 0.001 | 1.281 (0.920,1.785) | 0.143 |
Current number of children in the family | ||||
1 | ||||
2 | 0.784 (0.668,0.920) | 0.003 | 0.893 (0.755,1.056) | 0.186 |
3 or more | 0.571 (0.423,0.768) | < 0.001 | 0.724 (0.531,0.987) | 0.041 |
