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. 2024 Nov 20;24:1417. doi: 10.1186/s12903-024-05184-8

Table 5.

Prevalence ratios of tooth loss in Chilean population according to multimorbidity level (G0-G3). Chilean National Health Survey 2016-17 (n = 4,151)

Category Multimorbidity < 65 years ≥ 65years
PR Crude
[95% CI]
PR Adjustedb
[95% CI]
PR Crude
[95% CI]
PR Adjustedb
[95% CI]
Moderate tooth loss G0 1 1 1 1
G1 1.65 [0.99; 2.73] 1.65 [1.09; 2.51]* 0.95 [0.67; 1.33] 1.17 [0.90; 1.53]
G2 2.57 [1.63; 4.08] 1.44 [0.98; 2.10] 1.07 [0.83; 1.37] 1.09 [0.85; 1.39]
G3 5.62 [3.40; 9.30] 1.76 [1.12; 2.77]* 1.10 [0.85; 1.44] 1.09 [0.84; 1.40]
Severe tooth loss G0 1 1 1 1
G1 1.87 [0.71; 4.94] 2.03 [0.82; 5.03] 0.67 [0.27; 1.71] 0.87 [0.34; 2.20]
G2 2.90 [1.22; 6.91] 1.59 [0.71; 3.54] 1.32 [0.60; 2.93] 1.37 [0.60; 3.10]
G3 8.70 [3.49; 21.66] 2.55 [1.02; 6.36]* 1.02 [0.46; 2.26] 1.03 [0.45; 2.34]
Edentulism G0 1 1 1 1
G1 2.15 [0.61; 7.59] 2.85 [0.81; 10.03] 1.36 [0.48; 3.83] 1.44 [0.61; 3.40]
G2 4.05 [1.27; 12.94] 2.10 [0.66; 6.67] 1.41 [0.54; 3.67] 1.09 [0.47; 2.49]
G3 5.64 [1.81; 17.54] 1.30 [0.41; 4.14] 2.01 [0.79; 5.13] 1.29 [0.56; 2.97]

b. The model was adjusted for age, sex, educational level and geographic area. PR: prevalence ratio. 95% CI: confidence interval. * p-value < 0.05