Table 3.

Associated factors with oral health status among cancer survivors.

Characteristics	Poor Self-Rated Oral Health	Chewing Difficulties Due to Oral Health Problems	Speaking Difficulties Due to Oral Health Problems	Periodontal Disease	Denture Needs
Sex (/women)
Men	1.22(0.64–2.35)	0.94(0.47–1.91)	1.11(0.44–2.83)	1.82(0.95–3.48)	1.01(0.43–2.36)
Age (/19–44 years)
45–64	0.80(0.42–1.53)	1.97(0.79–4.91)	3.04(0.38–24.31)	1.24(0.59–2.58)	3.16(0.69–14.41)
≥65	0.68(0.32–1.42)	2.91(1.10–7.70)	5.57(0.68–45.82)	1.53(0.69–3.39)	5.56(1.17–26.38)
Household income(/high)
Low	2.50(1.44–4.33)	1.66(0.91–3.03)	1.03(0.48–2.23)	1.56(0.90–2.69)	0.97(0.47–2.02)
Middle-low	1.40(0.83–2.34)	0.92(0.51–1.68)	0.74(0.34–1.64)	1.22(0.71–2.07)	1.05(0.51–2.16)
Middle-high	1.43(0.84–2.44)	1.40(0.76–2.58)	0.94(0.40–2.23)	1.21(0.70–2.12)	1.21(0.56–2.62)
Education(/≥high school)
≤elementary school	1.41(0.88–2.26)	2.01(1.22–3.31)	2.87(1.44–5.71)	1.76(1.11–2.81)	2.26(1.23–4.17)
Middle school	0.73(0.42–1.27)	1.56(0.88–2.77)	2.30(1.02–5.18)	1.78(1.05–3.02)	2.31(1.15–4.62)
Smoking status (/never)
Former	1.54(0.85–2.78)	1.42(0.75–2.69)	1.63(0.71–3.75)	1.28(0.71–2.30)	1.35(0.62–2.96)
Current	1.90(0.87–4.16)	1.75(0.78–3.94)	1.53(0.50–4.66)	2.14(1.01–4.52)	1.31(0.51–3.38)
Drinking frequency (/none)
≤once/month	1.37(0.86–2.18)	0.62(0.37–1.05)	0.58(0.29–1.18)	0.77(0.48–1.24)	0.68(0.36–1.31)
≥twice/month	0.88(0.56–1.39)	0.90(0.55–1.45)	0.61(0.32–1.17)	0.76(0.49–1.20)	1.03(0.59–1.81)
Chronic disease (/no)
Yes	0.76(0.50–1.14)	1.18(0.75–1.85)	1.23(0.65–2.32)	0.85(0.57–1.28)	0.89(0.52–1.54)
Time since diagnosis (/<1 years)
<5	1.40(0.78–2.50)	0.68(0.36–1.28)	1.09(0.45–2.68)	0.87(0.48–1.56)	0.62(0.31–1.27)
≥5	1.83(0.97–3.47)	1.26(0.64–2.48)	2.07(0.82–5.22)	0.97(0.51–1.82)	0.64(0.30–1.38)
Cancer site (/stomach)
Liver	1.52(0.48–4.79)	1.12(0.33–3.87)	1.70(0.38–7.53)	1.19(0.39–3.61)	2.15(0.50–9.22)
Colorectum	1.28(0.67–2.46)	1.16(0.59–2.28)	0.63(0.23–1.71)	0.95(0.51–1.77)	2.81(1.28–6.15)
Breast	0.98(0.49–1.95)	0.82(0.37–1.81)	1.80(0.68–4.78)	1.56(0.79–3.06)	1.24(0.44–3.52)
Cervix	1.21(0.60–2.43)	1.82(0.87–3.82)	1.21(0.45–3.21)	0.62(0.30–1.29)	2.13(0.86–5.32)
Lung	0.43(0.12–1.49)	1.47(0.44–4.86)	1.09(0.25–4.82)	0.54(0.16–1.79)	1.30(0.32–5.29)
Thyroid	1.65(0.86–3.14)	2.20(1.09–4.45)	1.51(0.59–3.85)	1.05(0.55–2.00)	2.73(1.17–6.41)
Other	0.97(0.55–1.71)	1.33(0.72–2.44)	1.72(0.79–3.73)	0.87(0.50–1.52)	2.01(0.95–4.25)
Current suffering from cancer (/no)
Yes	2.11(1.34–3.34)	1.39(0.85–2.27)	1.67(0.89–3.14)	0.80(0.51–1.26)	0.79(0.45–1.41)
Periodontal disease (/no)
Yes	1.93(1.34–2.80)	1.51(1.02–2.23)	0.78(0.46–1.31)	-	-
Denture needs (/no)
Yes	2.86(1.73–4.74)	2.62(1.62–4.23)	1.91(1.07–3.42)	-	-

Data are expressed as adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval).