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Table 3 Multiple regression for mean vitamin D level

From: Vitamin D status of children with severe early childhood caries: a case–control study

Variable

Unstandardized regression coefficient (b)

± 95% confidence interval

P value

Intercept

71.01

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S-ECC (Reference = Yes)

5.33

1.24, 9.42

0.01

Regular milk drinker (Reference = Yes)

-6.60

-13.16, -0.03

0.05

Season (Reference = Winter)

5.22

1.37, 9.06

0.008

Vitamin D drop user (Reference = Yes)

-2.17

2.01, -6.13

0.28

Yearly income (Reference = < 28 k)

2.73

2.06, -1.32

0.19

  1. S-ECC = Severe Early Childhood Caries.
  2. Adjusted R2 = 8.37%.