Tooth wear among five-year-old children in Jakarta, Indonesia

BMC Oral Health

Table 4 Logistic regression analyses of odds for tooth wear (BEWE > 0) among Indonesian children

Variables	OR	95% CI	p-value
Frequency of citrus drink intake
Less than once every 2 days^reference
At least once every 2 days	2.41	1.48–3.93	< 0.001
Frequency of fruit juice intake
Less than once every 2 days^reference
At least once every 2 days	2.01	1.34–3.03	0.001
Frequency of vitamin C supplement drink intake
Less than once every 2 days^reference
At least once every 2 days	2.21	1.15–4.26	0.017
Father’s education level
College or above^reference
Secondary school	1.83	1.21–2.76	0.004
Primary school or below	2.07	0.93–4.60	0.075
Socioeconomic status
Low^reference
High	1.66	1.12–2.48	0.012
Caries experience
No^reference
Yes	0.52	0.33–0.81	0.004

ORodds ratio, CI confidence interval, reference reference group; R² = 0.121; p-values were calculated using binary logistic regression analyses

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