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Table 3 Crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for dental caries in relation to smoking in the household of 20,703 schoolchildren, RYUCHS, Japan

From: Household smoking and dental caries in schoolchildren: the Ryukyus Child Health Study

 

Prevalence (%)

Crude PR (95% CI)

Adjusted PR1 (95% CI)

Decayed and/or filled teeth

   

   Smoking in household

   

   Never

8080/10192 (79.3)

1.00

1.00

   Former

1574/1888 (83.4)

1.05 (1.03, 1.08)

1.03 (1.00, 1.05)

   Current <152

4403/5215 (84.4)

1.07 (1.05, 1.08)

1.04 (1.02, 1.05)

   Current ≥152

2915/3408 (85.5)

1.08 (1.06, 1.10)

1.04 (1.03, 1.06)

   P for trend

 

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

   Pack-years of passive smoking in household

  

   None

8080/10192 (79.3)

1.00

1.00

   0.1-2.9

2827/3352 (84.3)

1.06 (1.05, 1.08)

1.03 (1.02, 1.05)

   3.0-6.9

2935/3490 (84.1)

1.06 (1.04, 1.08)

1.03 (1.01, 1.05)

   ≥7.0

3130/3669 (85.3)

1.08 (1.06, 1.09)

1.04 (1.03, 1.06)

   P for trend

 

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Decayed teeth

  

   Smoking in household

  

   Never

4394/10192 (43.1)

1.00

1.00

   Former

944/1888 (50.0)

1.16 (1.10, 1.22)

1.06 (1.02, 1.11)

   Current <152

2797/5215 (53.6)

1.24 (1.20, 1.29)

1.10 (1.06, 1.13)

   Current ≥152

1889/3408 (55.4)

1.29 (1.24, 1.33)

1.10 (1.07, 1.14)

   P for trend

 

<0.0001

<0.0001

   Pack-years of passive smoking in household

  

   None

4394/10192 (43.1)

1.00

1.00

   0.1-2.9

1717/3352 (51.2)

1.19 (1.14, 1.24)

1.06 (1.03, 1.10)

   3.0-6.9

1943/3490 (55.7)

1.29 (1.24, 1.34)

1.13 (1.10, 1.17)

   ≥7.0

1790/3669 (53.7)

1.25 (1.20, 1.29)

1.11 (1.08, 1.15)

   P for trend

 

<0.0001

<0.0001

Filled teeth

  

   Smoking in household

  

   Never

6974/10192 (68.4)

1.00

1.00

   Former

1305/1888 (69.1)

1.01 (0.98, 1.04)

1.00 (0.97, 1.04)

   Current <152

3623/5215 (69.5)

1.02 (0.99, 1.04)

1.01 (0.99, 1.04)

   Current ≥152

2362/3408 (69.3)

1.01 (0.99, 1.04)

1.01 (0.98, 1.04)

   P for trend

 

0.18

0.31

   Pack-years of passive smoking in household

  

   None

6974/10192 (68.4)

1.00

1.00

   0.1-2.9

2376/3352 (70.9)

1.04 (1.01, 1.06)

1.03 (1.01, 1.06)

   3.0-6.9

2369/3490 (67.9)

0.99 (0.97, 1.02)

0.99 (0.96, 1.02)

   ≥7.0

2545/3669 (69.4)

1.01 (0.99, 1.04)

1.01 (0.98, 1.03)

   P for trend

 

0.55

0.93

  1. 1 Adjustment for sex, age, region of residence, toothbrushing frequency, use of fluoride, sugar intake, and paternal and maternal educational level.
  2. 2 Number of cigarettes smoked in the household per day.