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Table 5 Associations between A-ECHOIS impact in deciduous teeth at 6 years of age and sociodemographic variables and dmft score

From: Determinants of caries experience and the impact on the OHRQOL of 6-year-old Libyan children: a cross-sectional survey

Variable

Unadjusted Cof. (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted Cof. (95% CI)

P value

Gender

    

Male

Reference

 

Reference

 

Female

0.29 (−0.67, 1.27)

0.548

0.23 (−0.36, 1.81)

0.291

Mother education

    

Primary

Reference

 

Reference

 

High school

−0.63 (−1.98, 0.72)

0.359

−0.72 (−1.89, 0.47)

0.141

Tertiary

0.27 (−1.02, 1.55)

0.645

0.21 (−1.11, 1.47)

0.235

Family income

    

Low

Reference

 

Reference

 

Intermediate

0.01 (−1.47, 1.47)

0.996

−2.06 (−3.99, −0.14)

0.028 *

High

−1.76 (−3.71, 0.19)

0.076

−3.82 (−6.24, −1.41)

0.001**

dmft

1.15 (1.03, 1.27)

0.000*

1.14 (1.02, 1.26)

 ≤ 0.001***

  1. *P value < 0.05, ** ≤ 0.01, *** ≤ 0.01. Linear regression models for A-ECHOIS scores were adjusted for children gender, mothers’ education, family income and dmft score