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Table 2 OR and 95% CI for dental caries according to environmental tobacco smoke exposure at home

From: Association between exposure to household smoking and dental caries in preschool children: a cross-sectional study

 

N with caries/total

Crude OR (95% CI)

P trend

Multivariate OR (95% CI)a

P trend

Exposure to maternal smoking

 Never

100/356

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Past

2/5

1.71 (0.28–10.37)

 

1.56 (0.21–11.48)

 

 Current

24/44

3.07 (1.63–5.81)

 

3.14 (1.56–6.31)

 

Pack-years of exposure to maternal smoking

 0

100/356

1.0

 

1.0

 

 ≤ 3

8/23

1.37 (0.56–3.32)

 

1.47 (0.56–3.84)

 

 > 3

18/26

5.76 (2.43–13.67)

 

5.55 (2.17–14.22)

 

 Per 1 pack-year of exposure

1.50 (1.23–1.82)

< 0.001

1.50 (1.21–1.85)

< 0.001

Exposure to paternal smoking

 Never

50/206

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Past

11/27

2.15 (0.93–4.93)

 

1.97 (0.81–4.76)

 

 Current

65/172

1.90 (1.22–2.95)

 

1.64 (1.02–2.64)

 

Pack-years of exposure to paternal smoking

 0

50/206

1.0

 

1.0

 

 ≤ 4

36/93

1.97 (1.17–3.33)

 

1.76 (1.00–3.10)

 

 > 4

40/106

1.89 (1.14–3.14)

 

1.63 (0.95–2.78)

 

 Per 1 pack-year of exposure

1.11 (1.03–1.20)

0.009

1.07 (0.99–1.17)

0.11

Pack-years of exposure to smoking by other family members

 0

111/372

1.0

 

1.0

 

 ≤ 4

6/17

1.27 (0.46–3.53)

 

1.07 (0.35–3.25)

 

 > 4

9/15

3.50 (1.22–10.07)

 

2.05 (0.65–6.41)

 

 Per 1 pack-year of exposure

1.20 (1.03–1.39)

0.02

1.11 (0.95–1.29)

0.19

Pack-years of exposure to smoking by all family members

 0

44/187

1.0

 

1.0

 

 ≤ 5

42/125

1.67 (1.01–2.75)

 

1.59 (0.92–2.72)

 

 > 5

40/91

2.55 (1.49–4.35)

 

2.00 (1.12–3.58)

 

 Per 1 pack-year of exposure

1.12 (1.06–1.19)

< 0.001

1.09 (1.03–1.17)

0.004

Urinary cotinine level (median, μg/g Cr)

 Low (0.82)

28/133

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Middle (1.44)

38/133

1.50 (0.86–2.63)

 

1.85 (1.01–3.40)

 

 High (3.25)

58/133

2.90 (1.69–4.98)

 

3.10 (1.71–5.63)

 
   

0.002

 

0.012

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, Cr creatinine
  2. aAdjusted for child’s sex, age, indicator for preschools, mother’s age at delivery, maternal education, frequency of eating snacks, frequency of tooth brushing, feeding method until 3 months (breast, mixed, or bottle)