From: Comparative effectiveness of school-based caries prevention: a prospective cohort study
TOCE | Untreated decay (permanent teeth) | |||||||
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3a: Coefficients (GEE and multilevel models) | IRR | p | 95% CI | OR | p | 95% CI | ||
Visit (trend) | 1.20 | < .001 | 1.18 | 1.23 | 0.77 | < .001 | 0.72 | 0.82 |
Exposed (vs unexposed) | 0.95 | 0.274 | 0.88 | 1.04 | 0.77 | 0.034 | 0.60 | 0.98 |
Baseline TOCE | 1.45 | < .001 | 1.43 | 1.46 | 1.12 | < .001 | 1.09 | 1.15 |
Age at exam | 1.01 | 0.038 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 1.27 | < .001 | 1.21 | 1.33 |
Sex (Male) | 0.99 | 0.517 | 0.95 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 0.468 | 0.90 | 1.25 |
Previous dental care | 1.42 | < .001 | 1.35 | 1.49 | 0.93 | 0.457 | 0.78 | 1.12 |
Water fluoridation | 1.15 | < .001 | 1.09 | 1.20 | 1.07 | 0.486 | 0.88 | 1.29 |
Treatment*Visit | 0.96 | 0.001 | 0.94 | 0.98 | – | – | – | – |
3b: Coefficients (smoothed GAM)a | IRR | p | 95% CI | OR | p | 95% CI | ||
Baseline TOCE | 1.26 | < .001 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.15 | < .001 | 1.12 | 1.19 |
Sex (Male) | 0.99 | 0.330 | 0.98 | 1.01 | 1.09 | 0.980 | 0.92 | 1.23 |
Previous dental care | 1.43 | < .001 | 1.40 | 1.45 | 0.79 | 0.020 | 0.65 | 0.96 |
Water fluoridation | 1.12 | < .001 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 0.94 | 0.510 | 0.79 | 1.13 |