Table 4. Prevalence Ratios for the Association Between Subjective Cognitive Decline, Oral Health Status, and Use of Dental Services Among Adults Aged 45 Years or Older (N = 83,479), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022.
| Variable | Crude model, n = 80,358 |
Fully-adjusted modelb, n = 77,479
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| Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) Age 45–64, n = 37,318 | P valuea | Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) Age ≥65, n = 43,040 | P valuea | Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) Age 45–64, n = 35,986 | P valuea | Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) Age ≥65, n = 41,493 | P valuea | |
| Number of teeth lost (reference: none) | ||||||||
| 1–5 teeth removed | 1.43 (1.19–1.71) | <.001 | 1.28 (1.07–1.53) | .005 | 1.25 (1.04–1.50) | .02 | 1.19 (1.00–1.41) | .04 |
| 6 or more teeth removed, but not all teeth | 2.87 (2.30–3.59) | <.001 | 1.61 (1.30–2.00) | <.001 | 1.91 (1.50–2.44) | <.001 | 1.35 (1.07–1.69) | .01 |
| All teeth removed | 2.46 (1.95–3.11) | <.001 | 1.45 (1.15–1.82) | .001 | 1.37 (1.07–1.76) | .01 | 1.17 (0.93–1.49) | .17 |
| Last dental visit (reference: >1 year ago or never) | 0.65 (0.55–0.76) | <.001 | 0.81 (0.68–0.97) | .029 | 0.77 (0.65–0.90) | .002 | 0.93 (0.78–1.11) | .45 |
a
Calculated by generalized linear model with binomial family and log links. Significant at P < .05.
b
Fully adjusted regression model includes race or ethnicity, marital status, sex, level of education, number of dementia risk factors, and number of chronic conditions.