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. 2024 Jul 6;24:1810. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19310-2

Table 3.

Multivariable logistic regression analysis for knowledge dimension about tooth loss and dentures

Knowledge Univariable logistic regression Multivariable logistic regression
OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI) P-value
Gender
Male REF REF
Female 0.112(0.094-0.133) <0.001 0.561(0.445-0.707) <0.001
Age 0.904(0.897-0.911) <0.001 0.956(0.947-0.966) <0.001
Residence
Rural REF REF
Urban 0.124(0.066-0.233) <0.001 0.793(0.374-1.679) 0.544
Suburban 0.019(0.01-0.037) <0.001 0.453(0.204-1.006) 0.052
Education
≤ Middle School REF REF
High School 0.95(0.596-1.513) 0.828 1.009(0.58-1.754) 0.975
College/Bachelor 0.123(0.085-0.179) <0.001 0.572(0.354-0.924) 0.022
Master and above 0.029(0.018-0.046) <0.001 0.378(0.212-0.674) 0.001
Occupation
Unemployed REF REF
Employed 7.143(5.933-8.599) <0.001 1.655(1.287-2.127) <0.001
Self-employed 1.066(0.776-1.465) 0.692 1.143(0.763-1.713) 0.516
Student 0.781(0.553-1.103) 0.161 0.861(0.561-1.322) 0.495
Household income, Yuan per month
<5,000 REF REF
5,001-10,000 0.478(0.324-0.704) <0.001 1.203(0.757-1.913) 0.434
10,001-20,000 0.13(0.087-0.193) <0.001 0.882(0.542-1.437) 0.615
>20,000 0.067(0.036-0.124) <0.001 0.671(0.313-1.437) 0.304
Prefer not to say 0.039(0.026-0.057) <0.001 0.58(0.357-0.945) 0.029
Marital Status
Unmarried/Divorced/Widowed REF REF
Married 0.193(0.156-0.24) <0.001 0.618(0.455-0.84) 0.002
Prefer not to say 0.023(0.015-0.037) <0.001 0.283(0.165-0.484) <0.001
Smoking
No REF REF
Yes 0.215(0.159-0.460) <0.001 0.25(0.868-1.8) 0.230
Drinking
No REF REF
Yes 0.381(0.162-0.519) <0.001 0.65(0.478-0.811) 0.004
Medical insurance
No medical insurance REF REF
Social medical insurance 14.958(9.377-23.861) <0.001 2.821(1.59-5.005) <0.001
Commercial medical insurance 2.849(1.664-4.875) <0.001 1.613(0.835-3.117) 0.155
Both social and commercial medical insurance 1.610(0.990-2.617) 0.055 1.238(0.686-2.233) 0.479
Disease duration 0.946(0.94-0.952) <0.001 0.989(0.98-0.999) 0.035
Family history
No REF REF
Yes 5.722(4.784-6.845) <0.001 1.821(1.443-2.298) <0.001
Not sure 0.326(0.249-0.428) <0.001 0.523(0.378-0.722) <0.001
With treatment
No REF REF
Yes 1.732(1.423-2.109) <0.001 2.332(1.68-3.237) <0.001
Underlying diseases
No REF REF
Yes 0.506(0.437-0.586) <0.001 0.745(0.597-0.929) 0.009