Prevalence, and early childhood caries risk indicators in preschool children in suburban Nigeria

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Table 3 Logistic regression determining risk indicators for early childhood caries

Variables	Block 1PR (95 % CI)	P value	Block 2PR (95 % CI)	P value	Block 3PR (95 % CI)	P value	Block 4PR (95 % CI)	P value	Block 6PR (95 % CI)	P value
Age	0.02(0.003-0.04)	0.02	0.02(0.00-0.03)	0.04	0.02(0.001-0.03)	0.03	0.02(−0.00 – 0.03)	0.06
Sex
Male			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female			−0.05(−0.10- -0.009)	0.02	−0.05(−0.09- -0.005)	0.03	−0.05(−0.10- -0.008)	0.02	−0.06(−0.10- -0.01)	0.02
Socioeconomic status
High			-	-
Middle			−0.04(−0.02-0.10)	0.20
Low			−0.02(−0.07-0.02)	0.50
Birth rank
Not primogenitor			-	-
Primogenitor or only child			−0.04(−0.09—0.005)	0.08
Mothers’ knowledge of oral health
Good					-	-	-	-	-	-
Poor					−0.07(−0.11 - -0.02)	0.007	−0.05(−0.10- -0.002)	0.04	−0.06(−0.11- -0.008)	0.02
Sugar consumption habit between meals
≥3 times a day							-		-	-
<3 times a day							0.05(−0.000- 0.10)	0.05	0.05(0.003 -0.10)	0.04
Oral hygiene status
Good									-	-
Fair									0.05(0.005-0.10)	0.03
Poor									−0.05(−0.20-0.10)	0.53

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