Variable | Oral hygiene status (Good oral hygiene) | Gingival bleeding | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | |
District | ||||
 Monduli | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Longido | 2.6 (1.6–4.4) | < 0.001 | 0.6 (0.4–0.8) | 0.002 |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Female | 2.0 (1.4–2.5) | < 0.001 | 0.5 (0.4–0.6) | < 0.001 |
Age group | ||||
 12–14 years | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 15–17 years | 0.8 (0.4–1.5) | 0.519 | 1.6 (1.0–2.5) | 0.053 |
Region of birth | ||||
 Others | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Arusha | 1.0 (0.7–1.5) | 0.794 | 2.0 (1.2–3.3) | 0.005 |
Ethnic groups | ||||
 Maasai | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Non-Maasai | 1.4 (0.9–2.4) | 0.140 | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) | 0.008 |
Wealth index | ||||
 Most poor | 1 |  |  |  |
 Least poor | 1.3 (0.8–2.0) | 0.323 |  |  |
Ethnicity by wealth Index | ||||
 Maasai x most poor | 1 |  |  |  |
 Non Maasai x least poor | 2.8 (1.1–7.2) | 0.038 |  |  |
Ethnicity by sex | ||||
 Maasai x Males |  |  | 1 |  |
 Non Maasai x Female |  |  | 2.5 (1.2–5.4) | 0.019 |