Table 6.
Relationship between difficulties chewing food item and missing teeth in pregnant Ugandan women (percentages of those who had problems chewing at least one food item) (n = 713)
| Chewing problem | OR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | |||
| % | (n) | |||
| Missing teeth | ||||
| No | 27.5 | (118) | 1 | |
| At least 1 | 43.6 | (103)** | 1.8 (1.2-3.0) | 0.000 |
| Missing ≥ 1 in both anterior & premolar± | ||||
| No | 33.3 | (214) | ||
| Yes | 31.8 | (7) ns | ||
| Missing molars± | ||||
| No | 29.5 | (143) | 1 | |
| Yes | 43.3 | (78)** | 1.5 (0.9-2.3) | 0.070 |
| Missing ≥ 1 in both anterior & molars± | ||||
| No | 32.2 | (203) | 1 | |
| Yes | 52.9 | (18)* | 1.8 (0.9-3.7) | 0.101 |
±Odds ratios and 95% CI adjusted for age, parity, urban/rural residence and last dental visit
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01