Self-Perception of Malocclusion Among Nigerian Adolescents Using The Aesthetic Component of The IOTN

Table 4: Multivariable Logistic Regression to Examine the Predictors of Professional Assessment of Need

Variable	Unadjusted Odds ratio	95% CI		p-Value	Adjusted Odds Ratio	95% CI		p-value
Variable	Unadjusted Odds ratio	Lower	Upper	p-Value	Adjusted Odds Ratio	Lower	Upper	p-value
Age (year)	1.10^{^*}	1.02	1.21	0.02	1.10^{^*}	1.00	1.20	0.04
Sex (Male/Female)	1.73^{^*}	1.24	2.42	0.001	1.76^{^*}	1.25	2.49	0.001
Self need (Yes/No)	3.02^{^*}	1.97	4.36	<0.001	2.91^{^*}	1.89	4.50	<0.001

^* Significant

Note: Unadjusted odds ratio did not remove the effects of confounders, whereas the adjusted odds ratio did.