Table 5.
Reduced chewing ability1 according to care-related factors in persons aged 55 years and older
| Women | Men | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
%
2
(95% CI) |
PR
3
(95% CI) |
p |
%
2
(95% CI) |
PR
3
(95% CI) |
p |
%
2
(95% CI) |
PR
3
(95% CI) |
P | |
| 12-month prevalence of dental utilization | |||||||||
| Yes |
18.3 (16.7–20.0) |
ref. | ─ |
15.5 (13.8–17.4) |
ref. | – |
17.1 (15.9–18.4) |
ref. | – |
| No |
32.5 (27.8–37.7) |
1.5 (1.3–1.8) |
< 0.001 |
32.9 (28.2–37.9) |
1.9 (1.6–2.3) |
< 0.001 |
32.7 (29.3–36.3) |
1.7 (1.5–1.9) |
< 0.001 |
| 12-month prevalence of perceived unmet needs for dental care | |||||||||
| No |
19.3 (17.5–21.2) |
ref. | ─ |
17.8 (15.9–19.9) |
ref. | ─ |
18.6 (17.3–20.0) |
ref. | – |
| Yes |
36.4 (28.8–44.7) |
1.8 (1.4–2.4) |
0.001 |
37.3 (29.1–46.3) |
1.9 (1.5–2.5) |
< 0.001 |
36.8 (31.1–42.9) |
1.9 (1.6–2.3) |
< 0.001 |
| 12-month prevalence of home care service utilization | |||||||||
| No |
18.9 (17.3–20.5) |
ref. | ─ |
18.1 (16.4–20.0) |
ref. | – |
18.5 (17.4–19.8) |
ref. | – |
| Yes |
38.7 (32.0-45.8) |
1.7 (1.4–2.1) |
< 0.001 |
32.5 (24.6–41.5) |
1.4 (1.1–1.8) |
0.033 |
36.3 (31.1–41.8) |
1.6 (1.4–1.9) |
< 0.001 |
PR = prevalence ratio, 95% CI = 95% confidence interval, ref. = reference group
1No difficulty vs. minor and major difficulty together, 2Proportions in percent (%), 3Results of multivariate log-Poisson regressions