|
Root caries experience |
p-value |
|
Gender |
No |
Yes |
p<0.001* |
Male |
1040 (39.71%) |
372 (14.20%) |
|
Female |
976 (37.27%) |
231 (8.82%) |
|
Race |
|
|
0.238 |
Caucasian |
1720 (65.67%) |
526 (20.08%) |
|
Other |
296 (11.3%) |
77 (2.94%) |
|
Presence of plaque |
|
|
0.000* |
No |
226 (8.63%) |
31 (1.18%) |
|
Yes |
1790 (68.35%) |
572 (21.84%) |
|
Dry mouth reported |
|
|
0.000* |
No |
1490 (56.89%) |
393 (15.01%) |
|
Yes |
526 (20.08%) |
210 (8.02%) |
|
Daily fluoride exposure |
|
|
0.001* |
No |
118 (4.51%) |
59 (2.25%) |
|
Yes |
1898 (72.47%) |
544 (20.77%) |
|
Visible saliva |
|
|
0.011* |
No |
212 (8.09%) |
83 (3.28%) |
|
Yes |
1804 (68.88%) |
517 (19.74%) |
|
Head/neck radiation |
|
|
0.420 |
No |
1813 (69.22%) |
549 (20.96%) |
|
Yes |
203 (7.75%) |
54 (2.06%) |
|
Diabetes |
|
|
0.011* |
No |
1642 (62.7%) |
463 (17.68%) |
|
Yes |
374 (14.28%) |
140 (5.35%) |
|
Special Needs |
|
|
0.096 |
No |
331 (12.64%) |
82 (3.13%) |
|
Yes |
1685 (64.34%) |
521 (19.89%) |
|
Table 1:Bivariate analysis of the associations between presence of root caries lesions and several demographic, medical and dental factors.
*statistically significant; p<0.001
Variable |
Simple OR |
95%CI |
p-value |
Multivariate OR |
95%CI |
p-value |
Gender |
0.66 |
0.55-0.79 |
0.000 |
0.65 |
0.54-0.79 |
0.000 |
Plaque |
2.33 |
1.58-3.43 |
0.000 |
2.17 |
1.47-3.21 |
0.000 |
Dry-mouth |
1.51 |
1.25-1.84 |
0.000 |
1.50 |
1.21-1.87 |
0.000 |
Daily Fluoride |
0.57 |
0.41-0.79 |
0.001 |
0.57 |
0.41-0.79 |
0.001 |
Visible saliva |
0.71 |
0.54-0.92 |
0.011 |
0.88 |
0.65-1.19 |
0.411 |
Diabetes |
1.33 |
1.07-1.65 |
0.012 |
1.21 |
0.97-1.52 |
0.094 |
Special needs |
1.25 |
0.96-1.62 |
0.096 |
1.16 |
0.89-1.52 |
0.272 |
Table 2: Physical properties of air at 293 K and 101,325 PaLogistic regression analysis of the associations between presence of root caries lesions and certain demographic, medical and dental factors.
* indicates the variables included in the regression model (p-value <0.2)
Variables |
Coefficient |
Standard error |
p-value |
OR |
95% CI |
Gender |
-0.43 |
0.097 |
0.000 |
0.65 |
0.53- 0.78 |
Plaque |
0.79 |
0.19 |
0.000 |
2.19 |
1.48-3.24 |
Dry-mouth |
0.47 |
0.10 |
0.000 |
1.59 |
1.31-1.95 |
Daily Fluoride exposure |
-0.57 |
0.17 |
0.001 |
0.56 |
0.40-0.78 |
Table 3:Final regression model of the associations between presence of root caries lesions and certain demographic, medical and dental factors.
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