Table 2.
The uRR and aRR, including their respective 95% CIs and p-values for the association between number of oral health conditions experienced by the cancer patients and patient characteristics
| Characteristics | Category | uRR | 95% CI | p-value | aRR | 95% CI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | – | 0.99 | (0.99–1.00) | 0.0640 | 1.00 | (0.99–1.01) | 0.8348 |
| Gender | Female | 1.35 | (1.12–1.64) | 0.0021a | 1.37 | (1.05–1.78) | 0.0218a |
| Male | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Marital status | Married | 0.93 | (0.74–1.18) | 0.5669 | 1.07 | (0.85–1.33) | 0.5676 |
| Not married | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Education status | Secondary or less | 1.01 | (0.81–1.26) | 0.9274 | 1.00 | (0.79–1.26) | 0.9808 |
| University or higher | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Family income | <5,000 | 1.69 | (1.35–2.12) | <0.0001a | 1.58 | (1.23–2.04) | 0.0004a |
| 5,000–10,000 | 1.09 | (0.85–1.41) | 0.4873 | 1.11 | (0.87–1.41) | 0.4104 | |
| ≥11,000 | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Smoking status | Yes | 1.01 | (0.82–1.24) | 0.9394 | 1.29 | (1.02–1.64) | 0.0338a |
| No | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Type of Cancer | Breast cancer | 1.14 | (0.92–1.42) | 0.2257 | 0.72 | (0.56–0.93) | 0.0106a |
| Leukemia | 1.08 | (0.68–1.73) | 0.7432 | 1.46 | (0.94–2.26) | 0.0882 | |
| Lung cancer | 1.34 | (0.97–1.86) | 0.0795 | 1.04 | (0.77–1.40) | 0.8111 | |
| Lymph node | 1.23 | (0.83–1.82) | 0.3085 | 1.28 | (0.88–1.85) | 0.1994 | |
| Colon cancer | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Number of tumors | Single tumor | 1.00 | (0.82–1.21) | 0.9729 | 1.03 | (0.87–1.23) | 0.7183 |
| Two or more | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Surgical therapy | Yes | 1.17 | (0.97–1.42) | 0.1035 | 1.18 | (0.98–1.42) | 0.0861 |
| No | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Chemotherapy | Yes | 0.97 | (0.73–1.29) | 0.8396 | 1.16 | (0.88–1.54) | 0.2983 |
| No | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Radiation therapy | Yes | 1.11 | (0.91-1.34) | 0.2952 | 1.02 | (0.86–1.23) | 0.7917 |
| No | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Immunotherapy | Yes | 1.03 | (0.84–1.25) | 0.7916 | 0.90 | (0.75–1.08) | 0.2696 |
| No | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Chronic diseases other than cancer | Yes | 1.03 | (0.85–1.25) | 0.7697 | 0.94 | (0.78–1.13) | 0.5224 |
| No | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Physical exercise | Yes | 1.05 | (0.85–1.29) | 0.6448 | 0.97 | (0.79–1.18) | 0.7445 |
| No | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Health insurance coverage | Yes | 0.74 | (0.61–0.90) | 0.0020a | 0.90 | (0.74–1.10) | 0.3152 |
| No | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Received oral health information | Yes | 1.07 | (0.88–1.29) | 0.5081 | 1.15 | (0.95–1.39) | 0.1420 |
| No | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Newly diagnosed | Yes | 0.88 | (0.72–1.08) | 0.2343 | 0.97 | (0.80–1.16) | 0.7159 |
| No | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Depression | Yes | 1.78 | (1.48–2.13) | <0.0001a | 1.09 | (0.88–1.36) | 0.4316 |
| No | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Anxiety | Yes | 2.22 | (1.84–2.66) | <0.0001a | 1.75 | (1.36–2.24) | <0.0001a |
| No | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Stress | Yes | 1.87 | (1.57–2.24) | <0.0001a | 1.25 | (1.00–1.55) | 0.0468a |
| No | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Frequent tooth brushing (≥2 times a day) | Yes | 1.03 | (0.85–1.25) | 0.7816 | 1.01 | (0.84–1.22) | 0.8785 |
| No | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | |
| Use dental floss | Yes | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b | 1.00 | (Ref)b | (Ref)b |
| No | 1.00 | (0.77–1.29) | 0.9906 | 1.17 | (0.93–1.49) | 0.1862 |
Notes:
a
p-values reported were significant based on significance level of 0.05.
b
Reference category for the variable.
Abbreviations: uRR, unadjusted risk ratio; aRR, adjusted risk ratio.