Table 4 Relationship between breastfeeding duration and malocclusion
Breastfeeding duration | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<6 months | >12 months | |||||||
N | % | N | % | OR | CI 95 % | p value | ||
Transversal relationship | Malocclusion in transversal relationship | 2 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | Infinity | NA | 0.229 |
Normal | 16 | 88.9 | 19 | 100.0 | ||||
Total | 18 | 100.0 | 19 | 100.0 | ||||
Midline deviation | Malocclusion in midline | 2 | 11.1 | 2 | 10.5 | 1.06 | 0.13–8.47 | 1.00 |
Normal | 16 | 88.9 | 17 | 89.5 | ||||
Total | 18 | 100.0 | 19 | 100.0 | ||||
Vertical relationship | Malocclusion in vertical relationship | 4 | 22.2 | 4 | 21.1 | 1.07 | 0.22–5.13 | 1.00 |
Normal | 14 | 77.8 | 15 | 78.9 | ||||
Total | 18 | 100.0 | 19 | 100.0 | ||||
Sagittal relationship | Malocclusion in sagittal relationship | 5 | 27.8 | 4 | 25.0 | 1.15 | 0.25–5.33 | 1.00 |
Normal | 13 | 72.2 | 12 | 75.0 | ||||
Total | 18 | 100.0 | 16 | 100.0 | ||||
Presence of malocclusion | Any type of malocclusion | 6 | 33.3 | 7 | 43.8 | 0.64 | 0.16–2.58 | 0.725 |
Normal | 12 | 66.7 | 9 | 56.3 | ||||
Total | 18 | 100.0 | 16 | 100.0 | ||||