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Table 2 Binary logistic regression analysis of environmental risk factors with caries experience

From: Associations of PART1 and DEFB1 polymorphisms with Dental Caries in twelve-year-old children in Southern China: a cross-sectional study

Variable

OR

95% CI

P value

Sex

   

Male

Ref

  

Female

1.595

1.246–2.042

< 0.001

Ethnicity

   

Han

Ref

  

Zhuang

0.906

0.657–1.248

0.545

Baikuyao

0.643

0.471–0.879

0.006

Frequency of sugary food intake

   

≤ once/week

Ref

  

> once/week

1.340

1.021–1.760

0.035

Constant

0.198

 

< 0.001

  1. Dependent variable: caries free (DMFT score = 0) and caries experience (DMFT score ≥ 1)
  2. OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval