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Table 3 Logistic regression for the association between adolescents’ social and clinical characteristics and OIDP, odds ratios (OR) ad 95% confidence interval (CI)

From: Oral impacts on daily performances and its socio-demographic and clinical distribution: a cross-sectional study of adolescents living in Maasai population areas, Tanzania

Variable

Step 1 OR (95% CI)

Step 2 OR (95% CI)

District of residence

 Monduli

1

1

 Longido

0.3 (0.2–0.4)b

0.4 (0.3–0.7)b

Age

 12–14 years

1

1

 15–17 years

1.4 (1.0–2.1)

1.2 (0.9–1.8)

Ethnicity

 Maasai

1

1

 Non-Maasai

1.7 (1.1–2.7)b

1.6 (1.1–2.3)b

Wealth index

 Poorest

1

1

 Least poor

2.0 (1.4–3.0)b

2.0 (1.2–3.3)b

Oral hygiene status

 Poor

 

1

 Good

 

0.7 (0.5–0.9)b

DMFT

 DMFT = 0

 

1

 DMFT > 0

 

3.1 (2.1–4.5)b

Dental fluorosis

 TF 0–4

 

1

 TF 5–9

 

1.5 (0.9–2.4)

TMD pain

 2Q/TMDa = 0

 

1

 2Q/TMD > 0

 

3.9 (2.4–6.2)b

  1. Step 1: model fit Nagelkerke’s R2 = 0.103, Model Chi-Square = 55.407, df = 4, p < 0.001
  2. Step 2: model fit Nagelkerke’s R2 = 0.199, model Chi-square = 110.178, df = 8, p < 0.001
  3. a2Q/TMD Two epidemiological questions regarding TMD pain
  4. bStatistically significant