Table 4.

Logistic regression with poor oral health status, Algeria 2016–2017.

Variable	Subcategory	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Sociodemographic factors
Age group (y)	18–29	1 (Reference)	1 (Reference)
	30–44	1.80 (1.56–2.08)***	1.29 (1.08–1.53)**
	45–69	2.48 (2.08–2.96)***	1.34 (1.09–1.65)**
Sex	Female	1 (Reference)	1 (Reference)
	Male	0.85 (0.76–0.96)**	0.76 (0.65–0.90)***
Education (y)	0–9	1 (Reference)	1 (Reference)
	≥10	0.68 (0.60–0.77)***	0.98 (0.84–1.15)
Residence	Rural	1 (Reference)	—
	Urban	0.90 (0.76–1.07)
Oral conditions
Number of natural teeth	0–19	1 (Reference)	1 (Reference)
	20 or more	0.24 (0.20–0.28)***	0.35 (0.28–0.42)***
Dentures (removable)	Yes	2.94 (2.43–3.56)***	1.46 (1.14–1.87)**
Pain in teeth/gum/mouth (past year)	Yes	3.19 (2.81–3.62)***	2.16 (1.82–2.57)***
Oral health impact	Yes	4.31 (3.74–4.96)***	2.69 (2.26–3.20)***
Oral health behaviour
Teeth cleaning	< Twice/d	1 (Reference)	1 (Reference)
	≥ Twice/d	0.42 (0.36–0.49)***	0.72 (0.60–0.86)***
Uses toothpaste	Yes	0.50 (0.43–0.59)***	0.67 (0.55–0.82)***
Dentist consultation	Never/≥12 months	1 (Reference)	1 (Reference)
	≤12 months	1.53 (1.35–1.72)***	0.86 (0.74–1.01)
General health risk behaviour
Current smoking tobacco	Yes	1.16 (0.99–1.37)	—
Current smokeless tobacco	Yes	1.51 (1.24–1.85)***	1.45 (1.12–1.89)**
Ever alcohol use	Yes	1.53 (1.25–1.88)**	1.24 (0.95–1.62)
Inadequate fruit/vegetable intake	Yes	1.30 (1.07–1.57)**	1.33 (1.06–1.67)*
Physical activity	Low	1 (Reference)	—
	Moderate	0.95 (0.81–1.11)
	High	0.98 (0.85–1.14)
Health status
Overweight/obesity	Yes	1.04 (0.93–1.17)	—
Hypertension	Yes	1.43 (1.25–1.63)***	1.11 (0.93–1.31)
Diabetes	Yes	1.30 (1.10–1.55)**	1.06 (0.85–1.32)
Elevated total cholesterol	Yes	1.18 (1.02–1.37)*	0.98 (0.82–1.18)
Stroke or heart attack	Yes	1.42 (1.09–1.84)**	0.97 (0.71–1.34)

COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.