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Table 2 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression: factors associated with pacifier use (N = 670)

From: Predictors of and reasons for pacifier use in first-time mothers: an observational study

Variable

Crude Odds Ratio

(95% Confidence Interval)

Adjusted Odds Ratio

(95% Confidence Interval)

Mother's age at delivery

  

< 25 years

1.03 (0.54 - 2.00)

 

25-29 years

1.11 (0.65 - 1.91)

 

30-34 years

0.91 (0.55 - 1.50)

 

≥35 years

1.00

 

Highest level of education

  

University

1.00

1.00

Trade / TAFE

1.14 (0.73 - 1.80)

1.12 (0.70 - 1.77)

High School

2.12 (1.17 - 3.81)

1.95 (1.08 - 3.53)

Mother's relationship status at infant's birth

  

Relationship

1.00

 

Not in a relationship

1.31 (0.49 - 3.50)

 

Infant's gender

  

Female

1.00

 

Male

1.34 (0.92 - 1.95)

 

Mother's country of birth

  

Australia

1.00

1.00

Other

0.60 (0.39 - 0.93)

0.61 (0.40 - 0.95)