Table 4.

Associated factors with oral health behavior among cancer survivors.

Characteristics	Toothbrushing ≥3 Times a Day	Use of Secondary Oral Products	Oral Health Screening Use
Sex (/women)
Men	1.01(0.53–1.94)	0.51(0.26–1.02)	1.95(0.96–3.97)
Age (/≥65 years)
19–44	2.29(1.11–4.72)	1.18(0.55–2.51)	1.41(0.68–2.91)
45–64	1.55(1.01–2.38)	1.48(0.96–2.29)	1.19(0.76–1.87)
Household income(/low)
Middle-low	0.88(0.54–1.42)	1.35(0.82–2.22)	1.35(0.79–2.30)
Middle-high	0.69(0.40–1.17)	1.66(0.95–2.88)	1.47(0.82–2.61)
High	0.68(0.39–1.18)	2.05(1.16–3.61)	1.50(0.84–2.68)
Education (/≤elementary school)
Middle school	1.05(0.61–1.84)	1.14(0.65–2.01)	1.82(1.01–3.28)
≥High school	2.70(1.67–4.37)	4.60(2.79–7.59)	3.15(1.89–5.23)
Smoking status (/current)
Never	1.65(0.76–3.59)	0.47(0.21–1.04)	1.77(0.75–4.17)
Former	0.83(0.41–1.70)	0.54(0.26–1.09)	1.53(0.72–3.27)
Drinking frequency (/≥twice/month)
None	0.99(0.63–1.55)	1.44(0.90–2.31)	1.22(0.76–1.97)
≤once/month	1.17(0.72–1.91)	1.83(1.09–3.07)	0.89(0.53–1.50)
Chronic disease (/yes)
No	0.75(0.50–1.13)	0.69(0.45–1.06)	0.79(0.52–1.20)
Time since diagnosis (/≥5 years)
<1	1.41(0.74–2.69)	1.32(0.68–2.55)	0.71(0.35–1.41)
<5	1.12(0.71–1.77)	0.97(0.60–1.56)	1.33(0.83–2.12)
Cancer site (/stomach)
Liver	1.72(0.55–5.37)	0.53(0.16–1.81)	1.23(0.39–3.89)
Colorectum	1.06(0.56–2.03)	1.39(0.70–2.77)	1.00(0.50–2.03)
Breast	0.79(0.40–1.56)	1.63(0.79–3.33)	1.15(0.54–2.42)
Cervix	0.78(0.39–1.56)	1.84(0.88–3.82)	1.05(0.47–2.35)
Lung	0.41(0.08–2.01)	1.45(0.39–5.37)	1.56(0.43–5.69)
Thyroid	1.17(0.62–2.22)	1.64(0.84–3.20)	1.72(0.87–3.41)
Other	1.01(0.57–1.78)	1.02(0.56–1.86)	0.96(0.52–1.76)
Current suffering from cancer(/yes)
No	1.44(0.91–2.27)	0.81(0.51–1.30)	1.07(0.67–1.71)
Periodontal disease (/no)
Yes	0.77(0.53–1.11)	1.07(0.72–1.59)	0.91(0.61–1.36)
Denture needs (/no)
Yes	1.43(0.89–2.32)	0.98(0.59–1.61)	1.01(0.59–1.74)

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