Correction to Table 4
Table 4. Adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) and Beta Coefficient (B) for the association between fluoride exposure and ADHD diagnosis and inattentive/hyperactive symptoms.
ADHD diagnosis
SDQ H/I subscale score
aORa
95% CI
Ba
95% CI
UFSG (mg/L) b
0.96
0.63, 1.46
0.31
?0.04, 0.66
Fluoride in tap water (mg/L)
6.10*
1.60, 22.8
0.31*c
0.04, 0.58
75th percentile age
—d
–
1.52*
0.23, 2.80
25th percentile age
–
–
-0
Excerpts
Figure 4 Prevalence of dental fluorosis in Brazil, according to SB 2010 (Brazilian Ministry of Health, 2010 national oral health survey) 16.
Table 5 Chronology of campaigns against water fluoridation and allegations used (modified from Newbrun, 1996).
Year
Allegations
1950
Communist plan
1960
Toxic waste, polluting
1970
Government conspiracy
1980
Industrial interests, cancer in humans,
Aging, Alzheimer’s disease
1990
AIDS, b
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