Relationship between Obesity and Dental Caries in Saudi Male Adolescents

Table 3

Association of caries experience and other factors with obesity in study participants.

Study variables	Unadjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval)	P value	Unadjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval)	P value
Father’s education	3.31 (1.41, 7.75)	0.004	3.43 (1.29, 9.12)	0.014
No/school education
College/university education
Monthly family income	1.13 (0.59, 2.16)	0.707	0.84 (0.39, 1.81)	0.665
Low income
High income
Caries experience (DMFT)	2.34 (1.22, 4.51)	0.01	2.33 (1.07, 5.04)	0.032
Low caries experience (0–4)
High caries experience (5–15)
Having obese family member	2.6 (1.35, 4.98)	0.003	3.12 (1.47, 6.63)	0.003
Yes
No
Family history of systemic disease	1.54 (0.81, 2.93)	0.183	1.75 (0.82, 3.76)	0.149
Yes
No
Perform physical activity	4.32 (1.88, 9.94)	<0.001	4.95 (1.9, 12.89)	0.001
Yes
No
Number of meals per day	0.4 (0.16, 0.99)	0.042	0.20 (0.07, 0.60)	0.004
1–3 meals per day
4 and more meals per day
Soft drinks per week	1.21 (0.59, 2.47)	0.597	1.11 (0.42, 2.89)	0.839
0–3 times per week
4 and more per week
Fast food per week	1.32 (0.58, 3.03)	0.505	2.43 (0.79, 7.45)	0.119
0–3 times per week
4 and more per week

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