Inequalities in the frequency of free sugars intake among Syrian 1-year-old infants: a cross-sectional study

BMC Oral Health

Table 2 A set of logistic regression models ^c,d to predict infant’s high frequency of free sugars intake^a

Variable	Adjusted OR (95 % CI)^e
	Model 1^c	Model 2^c	Model 3^c	Model 4^d
Father’s occupation
Professional	1	1	1	1
Manual	0.7 (0.4–1.3)	0.7 (0.4–1.2)	0.7 (0.4–1.3)	0.7 (0.4–1.3)
Not working	3.1 (1.1–8.5)^b	2.6 (0.9–7.3)	1.5 (0.5–4.8)	1.4 (0.4–4.4)
Mother’s knowledge about infant’s oral health behaviour^f
High		1	1	1
Low		1.9 (1.2–3.1)^b	1.8 (1.1–3)^b	1.8 (1.1–3)^b
Mother’s frequency of free sugars intake^g
Low			1	1
High			3.2 (1.4–7.4)^b	3.2 (1.4–7.4)^b

^an = 323
^bP < 0.050
^cModel 1, 2 and 3 adjusted for mother’s age, infant’s gender and family size
^dModel 4 additionally adjusted for centre’s level of deprivation
^eOR (95 % CI): odds ratios (95 % confidence intervals)
^fMeasured by 17 items developed by the current study, based on the British evidence-based guidelines for prevention of caries in children aged 0–3 years [2]. High level refers to scores equal to or higher than the median, whereas low level refers to scores below the median
^gHigh level refers to >4 times a day, whereas low level refers to 4 times or less a day

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