Table 3.
Fully adjusted multilevel prevalence ratios for the longest job in each sex
| Poor oral health status | Poor oral health behavior | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest job in each sex | Having 19 or less teeth | Denture/bridge non-user in subjects with 19 or less teeth | Subjective poor oral health | No dental visit for treatment | Interdental brush/dental floss non-user in subjects with 10 or more teeth | |||||
| PR | 95% CI | PR | 95% CI | PR | 95% CI | PR | 95% CI | PR | 95% CI | |
| Male | ||||||||||
| Administrative | 1.01 | (0.92-1.10) | 1.00 | (0.84-1.20) | 0.85 | (0.74-0.97)* | 0.91 | (0.82-1.01) | 1.02 | (0.89-1.17) |
| Clerical | 1.02 | (0.93-1.12) | 0.88 | (0.73-1.06) | 0.92 | (0.80-1.05) | 0.94 | (0.84-1.05) | 1.04 | (0.91-1.20) |
| Sales/service | 1.11 | (1.02-1.21)* | 1.08 | (0.93-1.26) | 0.98 | (0.86-1.10) | 0.97 | (0.88-1.07) | 1.08 | (0.95-1.24) |
| Skilled/labor | 1.07 | (1.00-1.15) | 1.11 | (0.98-1.27) | 1.08 | (0.98-1.20) | 1.13 | (1.04-1.23)** | 1.08 | (0.96-1.22) |
| Agriculture/forestry/fishery | 1.15 | (1.06-1.26)** | 1.18 | (1.01-1.36)* | 1.10 | (0.96-1.25) | 1.10 | (1.00-1.22) | 1.21 | (1.03-1.43)* |
| Others | 1.07 | (0.98-1.16) | 1.23 | (1.06-1.42)** | 1.05 | (0.93-1.18) | 1.08 | (0.97-1.19) | 1.15 | (0.99-1.32) |
| No occupation | 1.09 | (0.89-1.34) | 1.31 | (0.94-1.82) | 1.41 | (1.06-1.87)* | 1.30 | (1.03-1.64)* | 1.32 | (0.91-1.93) |
| Female | ||||||||||
| Administrative | 1.16 | (0.93-1.45) | 1.00 | (0.66-1.54) | 0.94 | (0.64-1.38) | 1.07 | (0.83-1.39) | 0.87 | (0.53-1.45) |
| Clerical | 1.01 | (0.92-1.11) | 0.99 | (0.83-1.18) | 1.06 | (0.92-1.23) | 1.04 | (0.94-1.16) | 0.97 | (0.83-1.14) |
| Sales/service | 1.15 | (1.05-1.26)** | 0.99 | (0.84-1.18) | 1.29 | (1.12-1.48)*** | 1.06 | (0.96-1.17) | 1.15 | (0.97-1.35) |
| Skilled/labor | 1.10 | (0.99-1.22) | 1.00 | (0.82-1.22) | 1.13 | (0.96-1.33) | 1.10 | (0.98-1.24) | 1.14 | (0.94-1.38) |
| Agriculture/forestry/fishery | 1.21 | (1.09-1.34)*** | 0.95 | (0.79-1.15) | 1.16 | (0.99-1.37) | 1.04 | (0.93-1.17) | 1.25 | (1.02-1.53)* |
| Others | 1.15 | (1.05-1.26)** | 1.03 | (0.87-1.22) | 1.18 | (1.02-1.36)* | 1.06 | (0.96-1.18) | 1.23 | (1.05-1.46)* |
| No occupation | 1.13 | (1.03-1.25)* | 1.11 | (0.93-1.33) | 1.19 | (1.02-1.39)* | 1.10 | (0.99-1.23) | 1.14 | (0.94-1.37) |
PR, prevalence ratio; CI, confidence interval.
Reference: professional/technical.
Adjusted for individual-level age, educational attainment and equivalent income, and municipality-level densities of dentists and population.
*:P < 0.05, **:P < 0.01, ***:P < 0.001.