Influence of Dental Pain and Tooth Sensitivity on the Intention to Quit Smoking among Schoolchildren

Table 4

Factors associated with the intention to join a smoking cessation program.

Variables	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	value
Academic grades
More than 80%	0.73 (0.37, 1.45)	0.371	0.44 (0.14, 1.33)	0.145
Less than 80%
Family income
≥SR 10000 (equal to US$ 3733)	0.75 (0.40, 1.40)	0.368	0.69 (0.29, 1.62)	0.397
<SR 10000 (equal to US$ 3733)
Father’s education
≥College/University education	0.87 (0.42, 1.83)	0.724	0.48 (0.14, 1.61)	0.234
<School education
Mother’s education
≥College/University education	1.5 (0.73, 3.08)	0.269	3.55 (0.99, 12.73)	0.052
<School education
Initiation of smoking
≤2 years	1.03 (0.57, 1.85)	0.923	1.14 (0.5, 2.61)	0.752
>2 years
Family history of smoking	1.16 (0.57, 2.32)	0.684	0.84 (0.3, 2.34)	0.734
Routine dental check-up	1.22 (0.6, 2.46)	0.579	2.26 (0.77, 6.67)	0.139
Bleeding of gums in the past month	1.69 (0.91, 3.15)	0.097	1.09 (0.43, 2.76)	0.858
Dental cavities	1.39 (0.77, 2.52)	0.273	0.83 (0.34, 2.02)	0.686
Dental pain in the past month	2.28 (1.25, 4.16)	0.006	1.88 (0.78, 4.53)	0.158
Tooth sensitivity in the past month	3.32 (1.74, 6.35)	<0.001	3.02 (1.14, 7.96)	0.026
Dryness of the mouth	1.38 (0.74, 2.58)	0.311	0.67 (0.26, 1.73)	0.410
Malodor	1.13 (0.6, 2.14)	0.709	1.27 (0.49, 3.32)	0.621
Satisfaction with appearance	1.44 (0.79, 2.59)	0.229	1.67 (0.72, 3.88)	0.229

Statistically significant.