Table 2

Percentage and OR (95% CI) of participants who reported problem with position- and spaces of teeth by socio demographic variables and malocclusion index, SMO.


Tooth position % (n)
Adjusted step OR (95% CI
Space % (n)
Adjusted step OR (95% CI)

Socio demographics




Kinondoni
10.5 (105)
1
7.8 (78)
1
Temeke
13.9 (83)*
1.6 (1.0–2.5)
7.5 (45)
0.9 (0.5–1.6)
Boy
13.1 (83)
1
8.4 (53)
1
Girl
10.8 (105)
0.7 (0.4–1.0)
7.2 (70)
1.1 (0.6–1.7)
Urban
11.3 (128)
1
8.4 (95)
1
Rural
12.7 (60)
1.1 (0.7–1.8)
5.9 (28)
0.7 (0.4–1.3)
12 yr
11.9 (48)
1
7.7 (31)
1
13 yr
12.5 (89)
0.8 (0.4–1.4)
6.8 (48)
0.7 (0.3–1.3)
14
10.5 (51)
0.7 (0.3–1.3)
9.1 (44)
1.1 (0.5–1.9)
Both parents low education
14.2 (51)
1
8.9 (32)
1
One low/one high
8.9 (17)
0.5 (0.2–0.9)
11.6 (22)
1.3 (0.7–2.3)
Both parents high education
13.2 (369
0.8 (0.5–1.3)
8.8 (24)
0.9 (0.5–1.7)
Clinical status




SMO = 0 (no malocclusion diagnosed)
1.6 (8)
1
2.9 (14)
1
SMO > 0
16.4 (142)**
6.7 (3.3–13.3)
8.8 (76)**
3.9 (2.0–7.8)

**p < 0.001, *p < 0.05

Mtaya et al. BMC Oral Health 2008 8:14   doi:10.1186/1472-6831-8-14