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. 2015 Jan 30;4(6):343–352. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.18

Table 4 . Association between OH status and common risk factors of NCDs .

Risk Factor % Crude a Adjusted I b Adjusted II c
OR P OR P OR P
Diet
Poord 5.0 1.0 - 1.0 - 1.0 -
Healthy 9.5 1.8 0.000 1.6 0.000 1.3 0.065
Physical activity
Lowe 4.5 1.0 - 1.0 - 1.0 -
Moderate/Vigorous 7.0 1.2 0.006 1.4 0.001 1.5 0.001
Tobacco use
Daily smoker 1.6 1.0 - 1.0 - 1.0 -
Non-daily smoker 7.5 3.3 0.000 1.9 0.045 1.5 0.198
Obesity
Obesef 4.1 1.0 - 1.0 - 1.0 -
Normal 6.3 1.1 0.263 1.3 0.052 1.1 0.336
Hypertension
Hypertensiveg 4.8 1.0 - 1.0 - 1.0 -
Normal 5.7 1.2 0.074 1.2 0.079 1.0 0.959

OH= Oral Hygiene; NCDs= Non-Communicable Diseases; P= P-value for comparison test of proportions

aNo adjustment was made; badjusted by gender, residential area and age group; cadjusted by gender, residential area, age group, educational level and; economic status; dDefined as <5 servings of fruit and vegetables per day; eDefined as <600 MET-minutes/week; fDefined as BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2; gDefined as systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg.