Investigation of Interaction between Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms and Environmental Factors in Early Childhood Caries in Chinese Children

Table 4

Multivariate analysis of genotypes and behavioral factors in the subjects.

Covariables	β		OR	95% CI for OR
				Lower	Upper
Apa I genotype	0.049	0.774	1.050	0.754	1.462
Bsm I genotype	−0.045	0.932	0.956	0.342	2.677
CdX-2 genotype	−0.143	0.293	0.866	0.663	1.132
Fok I genotype	0.155	0.266	1.167	0.889	1.533
Taq I genotype	0.611	0.219	1.842	0.696	4.876
Feeding pattern before 6 mos old (%)	−0.187	0.052	0.830	0.687	1.002
Breast feeding duration	−0.016	0.886	0.984	0.792	1.223
Night milk or nipple sleep		0.115
Often	0.504	0.039	1.655	1.025	2.673
Occasionally	0.124	0.577	1.131	0.733	1.746
Never	Reference
Dessert consumption before sleeping	0.002
Often	1.293	0.032	3.643	1.119	11.864
Occasionally	0.612	0.001	1.845	1.266	2.687
Never	Reference
Cariostat value		<0.001
1.5–3.0	1.356	<0.001	3.881	2.382	6.322
1.0	0.341	0.265	1.406	0.772	2.559
0–0.5	Reference
Constant	−2.515	0.015	0.081