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Table 6 Propensity score, probability of having a low number of posterior functional units (<6)

From: Common risk indicators for oral diseases and obesity in 12-year-olds: a South Pacific cross sectional study

 

RRR

P value

[95% Conf. Interval]

Mean DMFT

1.01

0.74

0.94–1.08

Presence of infectious dental process

1.93

0.01

1.14–3.27

Perception of recent dental pain

0.84

0.43

0.55–1.29

Presence of oro-facial dysmorphology

1.07

0.72

0.73–1.57

Presence of mouth breathing

2.17

0.00 4

1.28–3.67

Perception of chewing difficulties

1.76

0.003

1.21–2.56

Dental anxiety

1.74

0.04

1.19–2.53

Number of permanent teeth

0.74

0.001

0.71–0.78

  1. Logistic regression
  2. Significant RRR and corresponding p values (<0.05) are captured in bold
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