Table 2.
Odds ratios for dental pain and chewing discomfort in study participants according to obstructive sleep apnea risk scored using the STOP-Bang questionnaire.
| Obstructive sleep apnea risk | % (standard error) | Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||
| Dental pain | Low risk | 23.74 (1.29) | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) |
| Intermediate risk | 24.24 (1.32) | 1.250 (1.037, 1.505) | 1.220 (1.014, 1.467) | 1.208 (1.003, 1.455) | |
| High risk | 27.43 (2.17) | 1.556 (1.199, 2.019) | 1.498 (1.152, 1.949) | 1.472 (1.131, 1.916) | |
| p-value | 0.0038 | 0.0099 | 0.0156 | ||
| Chewing discomfort | Low risk | 19.54 (0.86) | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) |
| Intermediate risk | 27.54 (1.02) | 1.438 (1.199, 1.724) | 1.376 (1.147, 1.650) | 1.376 (1.144, 1.655) | |
| High risk | 25.3 (1.84) | 1.360 (1.029, 1.798) | 1.306 (0.984, 1.735) | 1.307 (0.977, 1.748) | |
| p-value | 0.0005 | 0.0029 | 0.0034 | ||
Model 1: adjusted for age and sex; Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, education, income, smoking, drinking, and regular exercise; Model 3: adjusted for age, sex, education, income, smoking, drinking, regular exercise, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, and chronic kidney disease.