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Percentage and OR (95% CI) of participants who reported problem with position- and spaces of teeth by socio demographic variables and malocclusion index, SMO. |
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| Tooth position % (n) |
Adjusted step OR (95% CI |
Space % (n) |
Adjusted step OR (95% CI) |
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| Socio demographics |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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**p < 0.001, *p < 0.05 | ||||
Mtaya et al. BMC Oral Health 2008 8:14 doi:10.1186/1472-6831-8-14 |
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