Table. 5.

Table. 5.

Factors affecting toothbrushing frequency ≥2

Variable Model 1 Model 2


B Odd rario p-value B Odd rario p-value
Gender
Women (ref: Men) 0.580 1.786 0.082 0.540 1.715 0.113
Education
College & higher (ref: High school & lower) 0.826 2.278 0.009 0.855 2.352 0.008
Occupation
Non-blue-collar (ref: Blue-collar) 0.352 1.422 0.293 0.415 1.515 0.225
Occupation
Blue-collar (ref: Jobless) 0.168 1.183 0.685 0.114 1.121 0.786
Alcohol intake
Drinker (ref: Non-drinker) 0.831 2.296 0.006 0.716 2.047 0.021
Smoking
Smoker (ref: Non-smoke) −0.831 0.436 0.011 −0.892 0.410 0.007
Sweetened drink −0.445 0.641 0.226
Fruit drink −0.864 0.409 0.003
Beverage with lactic acid bacteria −0.617 0.540 0.049

Hierarchical logistic regression analysis.

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