Table 6 |
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Prevalence and adjusted OR of decayed teeth |
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Smoking status |
Prevalence (%) of decayed teeth |
Adjusted OR† (95%CI) |
P value |
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|
|
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Males |
Non- |
37.1 (63/170) |
1.00 (Reference) |
|
|
Former |
44.7 (17/38) |
1.34 (0.64–2.80) |
0.4362 |
|
|
Current |
55.6 (143/257) |
1.87 (1.24–2.84) |
0.0030 |
|
|
Females |
Non- |
33.1 (224/677) |
1.00 (Reference) |
|
|
Former |
40.0 (16/40) |
1.10 (0.56–2.19) |
0.7780 |
|
|
Current |
46.2 (61/132) |
1.56 (1.04–2.33) |
0.0308 |
|
|
Overall |
Non- |
33.9 (287/847) |
1.00 (Reference) |
|
|
Former |
42.3 (33/78) |
1.25 (0.77–2.04) |
0.3677 |
|
|
Current |
52.4 (204/389) |
1.67 (1.28–2.20) |
0.0002 |
|
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†Adjusting for frequency of brushing, body mass index, alcohol consumption, intake of Vitamin C and E |
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Ojima et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:313 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-313 |
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