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. 2015 Jan 23;15:15. doi: 10.1186/1472-6831-15-15

Table 3.

Unadjusted and adjusted Poisson regression analyses of the association between clinical, socioeconomic and subjective measures and happiness

Variables Mean SHS score* (SE) RRunadjusted (95% IC) RRadjusted (95% IC)
Gender
  Female 5.26 (0.06)      1
  Male 5.21(0.05) 0.99 (0.96 – 1.02)
Skin color
  White 5.27 (0.05)      1
  Non-white 5.11 (0.06) 0.97 (0.94 – 1.00)
Household income
  >1.6 BMW** 5.15 (0.05)      1
  ≤1.6 BMW** 5.35 (0.06) 0.96 (0.94 – 0.99)
Mother’s schooling
  ≥8 years 5.32 (0.04)      1
  <8 years 5.11 (0.06) 0.96 (0.93 – 0.99)
Father’s schooling
  ≥8 years 5.30 (0.06)      1
  <8 years 5.16 (0.06) 0.97 (0.94 – 1.01)
Household overcrownding
  1 room or more/person 5.32 (0.04)      1     1
  Less than 1 room/person 5.06 (0.06) 0.95 (0.93 – 0.97) 0.96 (0.93 – 0.98)
Visited a dentist in the last 6 months
  Yes 5.31 (0.04)      1
  No 5.17 (0.05) 0.97 (0.96 – 0.99)
Cavittaed carious lesions
  Without 5.29 (0.05)      1     1
  With 5.16 (0.04) 0.97 (0.96 – 0.99) 0.98 (0.97 – 0.99)
Traumatic dental injury
  Without 5.24 (0.05)      1     1
  With 5.22 (0.06) 0.99 (0.97 – 1.02) 0.99 (0.97 – 1.01)
Malocclusion
  Without 5.29 (0.05)      1     1
  With 5.16 (0.04) 0.97 (0.96 – 0.99) 0.98 (0.96 – 0.99)
Gingival bleeding
  <15% sites 5.26 (0.04)      1     1
  ≥15% sites 5.16 (0.07) 0.98 (0.95 – 1.00) 0.98 (0.96 – 1.01)
CPQ11–14 – ISF:16
  Never/once/twice/sometimes 5.38 (0.05)      1     1
  Often/every day/almost every day 5.07 (0.04) 0.94 (0.93 – 0.96) 0.95 (0.93 – 0.97)

*Taking into account the sampling weight.

**BMW: Brazilian minimum wage (approximately U$ 450 during the data gathering).