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Table 3 Variables predicting sealant placement on permanent molars of 12 and 15-year-old Greek adolescents (Multifactorial - Logistic Regression Analysis)

From: Prevalence of sealants in relation to dental caries on the permanent molars of 12 and 15-year-old Greek adolescents. A national pathfinder survey

 

12-year-old

15-year-old

District

Odds Ratio

95% C.I.

P-value

Odds Ratio

95% C.I.

P-value

Attica*

1

  

1

  

Achaia

0.37

(0.12, 1.14)

0.084

0.33

(0.11, 1.02)

0.053

Evros

0.31

(0.11, 0.84)

0.022 1

0.44

(0.19, 1.02)

0.055

Thessaloniki

0.63

(0.33, 1.19)

0.155

0.41

(0.19, 0.88)

0.021 1

Ioannina

0.41

(0.16, 1.07)

0.068

0.44

(0.19, 1.05)

0.066

Kastoria

0.52

(0.23, 1.18)

0.119

0.20

(0.07, 0.59)

0.004 1

Keffalonia

0.26

(0.10, 0.72)

0.009 1

0.60

(0.24, 1.53)

0.288

Larisa

1.17

(0.58, 2.35)

0.655

0.45

(0.19, 1.07)

0.071

Lesvos

0.38

(0.14, 1.05)

0.063

1.45

(0.68, 3.10)

0.335

Naxos

0.26

(0.09, 0.79)

0.018 1

0.53

(0.20, 1.38)

0.194

Chania

0.16

(0.04, 0.07)

0.015 1

0.44

(0.17, 1.16)

0.097

Mother's Educational Levels

College*

1

  

1

  

High

0.60

(0.39, 0.94)

0.026 1

0.61

(0.41, 1.01)

0.055

Elementary

0.23

(0.09, 0.58)

0.002 1

0.54

(0.26, 0.95)

0.035 1

Reason Visiting a Dentist

Prevention*

1

  

1

  

Restoration

1.37

(0.86, 2.18)

0.184

0.76

(0.47, 1.23)

0.264

Pain

0.43

(0.21, 0.92)

0.029 1

0.57

(0.29, 1.10)

0.092

Urban/Rural

      

Rural

   

0.29

(0.13-0.63)

0.002 1

Urban*

   

1

  

Gender

      

Male

1

  

1

  

Female

1.26

(0.84, 1.89)

0.272

1.12

(0.74, 1.68)

0.603

  1. * Baseline Category
  2. 1Variable with statistical difference compared with the baseline
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