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Table 3 OR and 95% CI for the presence of decayed teeth 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

86/356

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Past

2/5

2.09 (0.34–12.73)

 

2.24 (0.33–15.42)

 

 Current

17/44

1.98 (1.03–3.80)

 

1.89 (0.94–3.80)

 

Pack-years of exposure to maternal smoking

 0

86/356

1.0

 

1.0

 

 ≤ 3

6/23

1.11 (0.42–2.90)

 

1.11 (0.40–3.08)

 

 > 3

13/26

3.14 (1.40–7.03)

 

2.92 (1.23–6.96)

 

 Per 1 pack-year of exposure

1.30 (1.08–1.55)

0.005

1.28 (1.05–1.56)

0.01

Exposure to paternal smoking

 Never

43/206

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Past

10/27

2.23 (0.95–5.22)

 

2.06 (0.84–5.01)

 

 Current

52/172

1.64 (1.03–2.62)

 

1.44 (0.88–2.37)

 

Pack-years of exposure to paternal smoking

 0

43/206

1.0

 

1.0

 

 ≤ 4

32/93

1.99 (1.15–3.43)

 

1.79 (1.01–3.19)

 

 > 4

30/106

1.50 (0.87–2.57)

 

1.31 (0.74–2.31)

 

 Per 1 pack-year of exposure

1.08 (1.00–1.18)

0.06

1.05 (0.96–1.15)

0.28

Pack-years of exposure to smoking by other family members

 0

92/372

1.0

 

1.0

 

 ≤ 4

5/17

1.26 (0.43–3.67)

 

1.14 (0.36–3.59)

 

 > 4

8/15

3.45 (1.22–9.78)

 

2.28 (0.75–6.91)

 

 Per 1 pack-year of exposure

1.19 (1.03–1.37)

0.02

1.12 (0.96–1.31)

0.14

Pack-years of exposure to smoking by all family members

 0

37/187

1.0

 

1.0

 

 ≤ 5

37/125

1.72 (1.02–2.92)

 

1.61 (0.92–2.82)

 

 > 5

31/91

2.10 (1.19–3.68)

 

1.75 (0.96–3.20)

 

 Per 1 pack-year of exposure

1.09 (1.03–1.16)

0.002

1.07 (1.01–1.14)

0.03

Urinary cotinine level (median, μg/g Cr)

 Low (0.82)

26/133

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Middle (1.44)

34/133

1.41 (0.79–2.52)

 

1.66 (0.90–3.06)

 

 High (3.25)

43/133

1.97 (1.12–3.45)

 

2.02 (1.10–3.70)

 
   

0.04

 

0.10

  1. 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)