Table 7.
Bivariate analyses for prevalence of impacts (‘fairly often’ or ‘very often’) for LTC residents
| |
% (N) |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | No Impacts | 1+ Impacts | P-value |
| 45 – 64 |
78.8 (26) |
21.2 (7) |
0.610 |
| 65 and over |
74.7 (222) |
25.3 (75) |
|
| Urban |
76.9 (150) |
23.1 (45) |
0.371 |
| Rural |
72.6 (98) |
27.4 (37) |
|
|
Sex |
|
|
|
| Male |
73.8 (62) |
26.2 (22) |
0.742 |
| Female |
75.6 (186) |
24.4 (60) |
|
|
Education Level |
|
|
|
| More than high school |
84.1 (58) |
15.9 (11) |
0.052 |
| High school or less |
72.7 (189) |
27.3 (71) |
|
|
Annual Household Income |
|
|
|
| More than $30,000 |
88.0 (22) |
12.0 (3) |
0.081 |
| Less than $30,000 |
71.8 (168) |
28.2 (66) |
|
|
Dental Insurance |
|
|
|
| Yes |
79.2 (42) |
20.8 (11) |
0.384 |
| No |
73.5 (186) |
26.5 (67) |
|
|
Country of Birth |
|
|
|
| Canada |
74.8 (223) |
25.2 (75) |
0.682 |
| Other |
78.1 (25) |
21.9 (7) |
|
|
Frequency of Dental Visits |
|
|
|
| 1+ times per year |
76.3 (61) |
23.8 (19) |
0.766 |
| < 1 time per year |
74.6 (182) |
25.4 (62) |
|
|
Dentate Status |
|
|
|
| Dentate |
75.3 (146) |
24.7 (48) |
0.957 |
| Edentulous |
75.0 (102) |
25.0 (34) |
|
|
Smoking Frequency |
|
|
|
| Occasionally or not at all |
76.2 (231) |
23.8 (72) |
0.096 |
| Daily |
61.5 (16) |
38.5 (10) |
|
|
Oral Pain |
|
|
|
| No |
79.6 (199) |
20.4 (51) |
0.001 |
| Yes |
61.3 (49) |
38.8 (31) |
|
|
Perceived General Health |
|
|
|
| Excellent/ very good/ good |
81.1 (176) |
18.9 (41) |
0.001 |
| Fair or poor |
64.3 (72) |
35.7 (40) |
|
|
Perceived Mouth Health |
|
|
|
| Excellent/ very good/ good |
85.7 (210) |
14.3 (35) |
< 0.001 |
| Fair or poor |
40.5 (32) |
59.5 (47) |
|
|
Satisfaction with Teeth or Dentures |
|
|
|
| Satisfied |
81.0 (218) |
19.0 (51) |
< 0.001 |
| Dissatisfied |
56.3 (27) |
43.8 (21) |
|
|
Perceived Quality of Life |
|
|
|
| Excellent/ very good/ good |
80.5 (206) |
19.5 (50) |
< 0.001 |
| Fair or poor | 54.4 (37) | 45.6 (31) | |