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Table 4 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

 

Deciduous subgroup (n = 13,872)

Permanent subgroup (n = 20,253)

 

Adjusted PR1 (95% CI)

Adjusted PR1 (95% CI)

Decayed and/or filled teeth

  

   Smoking in household

  

   Never

1.00

1.00

   Former

1.02 (0.99, 1.06)

1.03 (1.00, 1.06)

   Current <152

1.04 (1.02, 1.06)

1.05 (1.02, 1.07)

   Current ≥152

1.06 (1.04, 1.08)

1.03 (1.00, 1.06)

   P for trend

< 0.0001

0.01

Pack-years of passive smoking in household

 

   None

1.00

1.00

   0.1-2.9

1.03 (1.01, 1.06)

1.05 (1.02, 1.08)

   3.0-6.9

1.05 (1.03, 1.07)

1.02 (0.99, 1.05)

   ≥7.0

1.05 (1.03, 1.08)

1.04 (1.01, 1.07)

   P for trend

<0.0001

0.006

Decayed teeth

  

   Smoking in household

  

   Never

1.00

1.00

   Former

1.06 (1.00, 1.12)

1.09 (1.01, 1.17)

   Current <152

1.08 (1.04, 1.12)

1.19 (1.13, 1.25)

   Current ≥152

1.12 (1.07, 1.16)

1.16 (1.10, 1.23)

   P for trend

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

   Pack-years of passive smoking in household

 

   None

1.00

1.00

   0.1-2.9

1.04 (1.00, 1.09)

1.12 (1.06, 1.20)

   3.0-6.9

1.12 (1.07, 1.17)

1.18 (1.12, 1.26)

   ≥7.0

1.11 (1.06, 1.16)

1.17 (1.11, 1.24)

   P for trend

<0.0001

<0.0001

Filled teeth

  

   Smoking in household

  

   Never

1.00

1.00

   Former

1.00 (0.95, 1.04)

1.01 (0.96, 1.06)

   Current <152

1.03 (1.00, 1.06)

0.99 (0.96, 1.03)

   Current ≥152

1.05 (1.01, 1.09)

0.97 (0.93, 1.01)

   P for trend

0.003

0.19

   Pack-years of passive smoking in household

 

   None

1.00

1.00

   0.1-2.9

1.04 (1.01, 1.07)

1.02 (0.98, 1.07)

   3.0-6.9

1.02 (0.98, 1.05)

0.96 (0.92, 1.00)

   ≥7.0

1.04 (1.00, 1.08)

0.99 (0.96, 1.03)

   P for trend

0.06

0.26

  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.