Table 2. The correlation between OHRQL and variables.

		OHRQL		OR	P value
Variables		Good	Low	95%CI
		N = 155	n = 45
Gender	Female	82(52.9%)	30(66.7%)	1.78 (0.85 to 3.85)	0.102
	Male	73(47.1%)	15(33.3%
Age	50 years old and less	66(42.6%)	7(15.6%)	4.03 (1.63 to 11.29)	<0.001
	More than 50	89(57.4%)	38(84.4%)
Knowledge	Good	71(45.8%)	2(4.4%)	18.17 (4.42 to 158.6)	<0. 001
	Low	84(54.2%)	43(95.6%)
Educational level	No academic	97(62.5%)	44(97.7%)	26.31 (4.20 to 1080.3)	<0. 001
	academic	58(37.5%)	1(2.3%)
Type of diabetes	1	9(5.8%)	3(6.7%)	1.28 (0.21 to 5.52) a	0.719
	2	127(81.9%)	33(73.3%)
Smoking status	Smoker	74(47.7%)	27(60%)	1.64 (0.80 to 3.44)	0.148
	Non Smoker	81(52.3%)	18(40%)
Being referred for dental visit	yes	119(76.7%)	23(51.1%)	3.16 (1.48 to 6.69)	<0. 001
	no	36(23.3%)	22(48.9%)
Frequency of brushing	Once and more	95(61.3)	6(13.3%)	10.29 (3.96 to 31.2)	<0. 001
	No brushing	60(38.7%)	39(86.7%)
Frequency of dental visits	G1§	126(81.3%)	40(88.8%)	1.84 (0.64 to 6.48)	0.232
	G2§§	29(18.7%)	5(11.2%)
Duration of disease	<10 years	120(77.4%)	16(35.6%)	6.21 (2.86 to 13.63)	<0.001
	≥10 years	35(22.6%)	29(64.4%)
§individuals who have regular dental check-up
§§Individuals who have not regular dental check-up and visit the dentist only when have a dental problem
a: Type 2 versus Type1 diabetes