Table 2.
Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) by cohort attributes
| Cohort attributes | Oral Health-Related Quality of Life outcomes (%)* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaking | Swallowing | Chewing | Social | Pain | |
| 2.3 | 0.6 | 15.8 | 12.5 | 10.6 | |
| Socio-demographic characteristics | |||||
| Males | 2.5 | 0.8 | 16.3 | 12.1 | 10.1 |
| Females | 2.1 | 0.5 | 15.3 | 12.8 | 11.0 |
| Age groups (years) | |||||
| 15-29 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 11.4 |
| 30-49 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 19.3 | 12.4 | 9.6 |
| 50+ | 5.9 | 1.6 | 30.7 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
| Income (Baht/month) | |||||
| < 3000 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 12.0 |
| 3001-7000 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 15.1 | 13.5 | 11.8 |
| 7001-10000 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 15.2 | 12.7 | 10.8 |
| > 10000 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 17.7 | 11.1 | 9.0 |
| Education | |||||
| Up to high school education | 2.2 | 0.6 | 16.1 | 12.7 | 10.7 |
| Diploma/certificate | 2.3 | 0.7 | 16.2 | 12.9 | 11.2 |
| University degree | 2.5 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 11.5 | 9.5 |
| Household assets (Baht) | |||||
| 0-30,000 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 15.6 | 13.5 | 11.8 |
| 30,001-60,000 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 16.2 | 12.5 | 10.6 |
| > 60,000 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 15.6 | 11.0 | 8.8 |
| Lifecourse urbanization | |||||
| Lifetime rural residents | 2.1 | 0.6 | 15.2 | 12.3 | 10.9 |
| Rural-urban residents | 2.3 | 0.6 | 16.2 | 12.3 | 10.8 |
| Lifetime urban residents | 3.2 | 0.7 | 18.3 | 15.5 | 11.0 |
| Health behaviours | |||||
| Smoking | |||||
| Not a regular smoker | 2.1 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 12.0 | 10.3 |
| Ever smoker | 3.0 | 0.9 | 19.2 | 13.2 | 10.9 |
| A regular smoker | 3.0 | 0.9 | 20.3 | 15.0 | 12.4 |
| Drinking | |||||
| Not a regular alcohol drinker | 2.3 | 0.6 | 15.4 | 12.4 | 10.5 |
| A regular alcohol drinker | 3.4 | 0.8 | 22.2 | 15.1 | 12.7 |
| Number of teeth | |||||
| Remaining teeth ≥ 20 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 15.0 | 12.1 | 10.5 |
| Remaining teeth < 20 | 12.6 | 3.4 | 40.2 | 25.8 | 15.5 |
*All figures displayed are proportions representing the percent of a given group with the OHRQoL outcomes.