School-based caries prevention and longitudinal trends in untreated decay: an updated analysis with Markov chains

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Table 3 Model results for untreated decay by dentition: time and baseline decay

Variable	All dentition			Primary dentition			Permanent dentition
Variable	OR	95% L	95% U	OR	95% L	95% U	OR	95% L	95% U
Time	1.90	1.51	2.39	1.31	1.13	1.51	1.31	1.15	1.50
Time²	0.87	0.83	0.91	0.95	0.92	0.97	0.95	0.92	0.97
Time*Baseline decay	0.39	0.27	0.55	0.41	0.34	0.50	0.45	0.37	0.54
Time²*Baseline decay	1.12	1.04	1.20	1.11	1.07	1.15	1.08	1.04	1.11

Model dependence	Coef	SE	Coef	SE	Coef	SE
ψ₁	1.820	0.085	2.370	0.049	2.093	0.045
ψ₂	1.417	0.108	0.899	0.068	0.923	0.060

Results shown for selected covariates only; confounders (e.g., sex, baseline decay) not shown

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