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Table 4 Association between 25(OH) D levels and caries adjusted for brushing technique and frequency of sugar intake variables

From: Vitamin D, pregnancy and caries in children in the INMA-Asturias birth cohort

 

Without caries

With caries

p value

Unadjusted OR

Adjusted OR

25(OH) D during pregnancy

  

0.029

  

>  30 ng/ml

55 (43.31%)

13 (25.49%)

 

Reference

Reference

20 ng/ml

46 (36.22%)

19 (37.25%)

 

1.75 (0.79–3.99)

1.57 (0.66–3.77)

< 20 ng/ml

26 (20.47%)

19 (37.25%)

 

3.09 (1.34–7.35)

2.51 (1.01–6.36)

25(OH) D at 4 years

  

0.319

  

>  30 ng/ml

11 (11.00%)

7 (18.42%)

 

Reference

Reference

20 ng/ml

34 (34.00%)

15 (39.47%)

 

0.69 (0.23–2.20)

0.42 (0.12–1.46)

< 20 ng/ml

55 (55.00%)

16 (42.11%)

 

0.46 (0.15–1.42)

0.35 (0.11–1.18)

25(OH) D at 8 years

  

0.177

  

>  30 ng/ml

37 (37.76%)

10 (25.00%)

 

Reference

Reference

20 ng/ml

42 (42.86%)

17 (42.50%)

 

1.50 (0.62–3.78)

1.94 (0.71–5.64)

< 20 ng/ml

19 (19.39%)

13 (32.50%)

 

2.53 (0.95–6.99)

3.45 (1.14–11.01)