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. 2026 Sep 4;24:775–781. doi: 10.3290/j.ohpd.c_2807

Table 3.

Association of subjective oral status and oral health behaviours with a history of systemic disease

Disease

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Have concerns about the condition of teeth or mouth

Use interdental brushes and floss

Have received oral hygiene instruction

Have concerns about the condition of teeth or mouth

Use interdental brushes and floss

Have received oral hygiene instruction

Have concerns about the condition of teeth or mouth

Use interdental brushes and floss

Have received oral hygiene instruction

OR (95% CI)‡

p value

OR (95% CI)‡

p value

OR (95% CI)‡

p value

OR (95% CI)§

p value

OR (95% CI)§

p value

OR (95% CI)§

p value

OR (95% CI)‖

p value

OR (95% CI)‖

p value

OR (95% CI)‖

p value

* Hepatitis, liver cirrhosis

† COPD, pneumonia

‡ Binomial logistic regression analysis; Model 1 was adjusted for age and sex.

§ Binomial logistic regression analysis; Model 2 was adjusted for all variables in Model 1 and number of previous systemic diseases (one, two, three, or more).

|| Binomial logistic regression analysis; Model 3 was adjusted for all variables in Model 2 and smoking status.

Cancer

0.9 (0.7–1.3)

0.731

0.9 (0.6–1.3)

0.463

1.5 (0.9–2.4)

0.125

0.7 (0.5–1.1)

0.160

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

0.222

1.3 (0.7–2.2)

0.405

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

0.242

0.7 (0.5–1.2)

0.201

1.2 (0.7–2.1)

0.527

Myocardial infarction

0.8 (0.5–1.3)

0.284

1.3 (0.7–2.2)

0.426

1.3 (0.7–2.4)

0.472

0.6 (0.3–1.1)

0.092

1.4 (0.7–2.7)

0.298

1.1 (0.5–2.3)

0.797

0.6 (0.3–1.1)

0.081

1.4 (0.8–2.7)

0.282

1.1 (0.5–2.2)

0.841

Stroke

1.5 (0.7–3.3)

0.300

1.1 (0.5–2.5)

0.882

1.1 (0.4–3.0)

0.786

1.4 (0.6–3.3)

0.403

1.2 (0.5–2.9)

0.741

1.1 (0.4–3.5)

0.809

1.5 (0.7–3.5)

0.319

1.2 (0.5–3.1)

0.684

1.1 (0.4–3.4)

0.859

Hypertension

1.3 (1.0–1.7)

0.031

0.96 (0.7–1.3)

0.773

1.3 (0.97–1.9)

0.079

1.3 (0.99–1.7)

0.056

0.98 (0.7–1.3)

0.899

1.4 (1.0–2.0)

0.044

1.3 (0.96–1.6)

0.094

0.95 (0.7–1.3)

0.737

1.4 (1.0–2.0)

0.038

Diabetes

1.1 (0.8–1.6)

0.605

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

0.269

0.9 (0.6–1.4)

0.681

0.98 (0.6–1.5)

0.912

0.7 (0.4–1.1)

0.136

0.7 (0.4–1.2)

0.190

0.95 (0.6–1.5)

0.812

0.7 (0.4–1.1)

0.142

0.7 (0.4–1.2)

0.163

Liver disease*

1.1 (0.5–2.4)

0.768

2.0 (0.8–5.6)

0.148

1.5 (0.5–4.5)

0.438

0.8 (0.4–1.9)

0.679

2.7 (0.9–8.2)

0.086

1.6 (0.5–5.9)

0.442

0.8 (0.3–1.8)

0.509

2.6 (0.8–7.9)

0.102

2.5 (0.6–11.2)

0.223

Lung disease†

1.8 (1.0–3.2)

0.032

1.1 (0.6–2.1)

0.715

1.5 (0.7–3.3)

0.288

1.6 (0.9–3.0)

0.108

1.1 (0.5–2.0)

0.852

1.5 (0.6–3.5)

0.367

1.5 (0.8–2.8)

0.163

1.0 (0.5–2.0)

0.914

1.8 (0.7–4.4)

0.230

Mental illness

2.6 (0.8–8.4)

0.110

0.9 (0.3–3.0)

0.888

0.8 (0.2–3.0)

0.767

2.3 (0.7–7.6)

0.174

0.9 (0.3–2.9)

0.833

0.6 (0.2–2.4)

0.508

2.5 (0.7–8.2)

0.142

0.9 (0.3–3.0)

0.880

0.6 (0.2–2.3)

0.478

Osteoporosis

1.4 (0.9–2.2)

0.097

1.4 (0.8–2.4)

0.182

1.1 (0.6–2.0)

0.705

1.3 (0.8–2.0)

0.292

1.5 (0.9–2.8)

0.153

0.9 (0.5–1.6)

0.669

1.3 (0.8–2.1)

0.266

1.6 (0.9–2.8)

0.136

0.9 (0.5–1.6)

0.633