Table 3.
Socio-demographic predictors of tooth wear
| Variables | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||
| OR | 95% CI | p | OR | 95% OR | p | |
| Age group (years) | ||||||
| 20 – 34 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 35 – 49 | 5.025 | 2.5,9.8 | <0.001 | 3.68 | 0.58,23.08 | 0.164 |
| 50 – 64 | 26.72 | 6.0, 118.8 | <0.001 | 9.87 | 1.48, 65.72 | 0.018 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Married/divorced/widowed | 2.73 | 1.4,5.0 | 0.002 | 0.915 | 0.15,5.34 | 0.922 |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Unskilled/dependent | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Skilled | 0.63 | 0.3,1.1 | 0.200 | 0.763 | 0.19,2.92 | 0.694 |
| Level of education | ||||||
| Formal education | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| No formal of education | 0.43 | 0.2,0.8 | 0.022 | 0.597 | 0.15,2.26 | 0.449 |