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Table 4 Association between anthropometric measures (independent variables) and dental caries status (dmft > 0 or dmft = 0) (outcome/dependent variable)

From: Obesity and caries in four-to-six year old English children: a cross-sectional study

Anthropometric variables

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Weight

1.04 (0.96, 1.13)

0.301

Height

1.00 (0.96, 1.05)

0.881

BMI

1.14 (0.96, 1.34)

0.130

Waist circumference

1.02 (0.95, 1.10)

0.602

  1. P value: Multiple logistic regression model