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. 2012 Sep 2;17(5):1425–1435. doi: 10.1007/s00784-012-0822-1

Table 5.

Odds-ratios, p values, and 95 % confidence intervals (CI) of the multivariable logistic regression analysis for having chewing problems with combined soft and combined hard foods with dental status after reclassification to ClassF and ClassR, adjusted for the background variables OHIP-14CN total score, age, gender, place of residence, SES, and questionnaire administration format

Conditiona (level) Soft foods Hard foods
In classF In classR In classF In classR
OR P 95 % CI OR P 95 % CI OR P 95 % CI OR P 95 % CI
≥10 teeth in each jaw (II) 1.22 0.516 0.67–2.23 1.36 0.294 0.77–2.40 1.12 0.713 0.60–2.09 0.84 0.565 0.47–1.51
Anterior regions complete (III) 0.83 0.279 0.58–1.17 0.69 0.028 0.50–0.96 0.65 0.015 0.45–0.92 0.64 0.008 0.46–0.89
Premolar region ‘sufficient’ (IV) 0.60 0.017 0.39–0.91 0.50 <0.001 0.34–0.74 0.58 0.013 0.38–0.89 0.62 0.015 0.42–0.91
Molar region ‘sufficient’ (V) 0.38 <0.001 0.26–0.56 0.41 <0.001 0.29–0.59 0.32 <0.001 0.22–0.48 0.42 <0.001 0.29–0.60
Teeth replaced 1.29 0.071 0.98–1.70 1.96 <0.001 1.31–2.94 1.45 0.009 1.10–1.92 2.20 <0.001 1.45–3.33
   
AUC dental conditions 0.670 0.672 0.683 0.671
Percentage subjects correctly predicted by dental conditions only 63.7 65.1 64.4 64.3
AUC dental conditions plus background variables 0.804 0.806 0.813 0.806
Percentage subjects correctly predicted by dental conditions plus background variable 73.9 73.6 74.5 74.0

Bold figures indicate significant relationships

AUC area under curves

aReference = condition not present