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.