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. 2015 Dec 26;54(3):246–253. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2015-0207

Table 4. Factors associated with having fewer than 20 teeth among professional drivers and white-collar workers using the multiple logistic regression analysis.

Professional drivers n=592 White-collar workers n=328


OR 95% CI P values OR 95% CI P values
Diabetes mellitus No 1.00 1.00
Yes 2.68 1.388–5.173 0.003 0.97 0.300–3.106 0.966
Hypertension No 1.00 1.00
Yes 1.31 0.790–2.160 0.298 0.93 0.359–2.419 0.884
Hypercholesterolemia No 1.00 1.00
Yes 0.93 0.468–1.857 0.842 1.37 0.411–4.553 0.610
Frequency of eating breakfast on weekdays Every day 1.00 1.00
Not every day 2.23 1.416–3.513 0.001 0.93 0.391–2.228 0.877
Frequency of eating out on weekdays Never 1.00 1.00
1 time and more per week 1.70 1.086–2.671 0.020 1.78 0.842–3.790 0.131
Smoking status Non-smokers 1.00 1.00
Smokers+ever smokers 2.88 1.388–5.964 0.004 2.81 1.083–7.300 0.034
Frequency of daily brushing <2 1.00 1.00
≥2 1.00 0.619–1.626 0.991 2.30 0.935–5.640 0.070
Duration of brushing teeth ≥3 minutes 1.00 1.00
<3 minutes 1.66 1.066–2.572 0.025 0.51 0.248–1.057 0.070
Brushing teeth after eating breakfast Yes 1.00 1.00
No 1.34 0.832–2.152 0.229 2.43 1.054–5.617 0.037
Brushing teeth after eating dinner Yes 1.00 1.00
No 1.58 0.840–2.955 0.156 0.65 0.259–1.646 0.366

Age, annual family income, working hours, shift work, duration of employment, and night shift were included as adjustment factors in the model.