Table 4. Prevalence and odds ratios for poor oral health by employment status among married women (n = 1,620).
| % | Model 1 OR (95% CI) |
Model 2 OR (95% CI) |
Model 3 OR (95% CI) |
|
| Unemployed (n = 691) | ||||
| Women’s educational attainment | ||||
| University or higher | 24.7 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| College | 22.8 | 0.89 (0.58–1.36) | 0.89 (0.58–1.36) | 0.81 (0.52–1.26) |
| High school or lower | 27.0 | 1.12 (0.69–1.83) | 1.12 (0.68–1.83) | 0.94 (0.55–1.61) |
| Husbands’ educational attainment | ||||
| University or higher | 22.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| College | 26.1 | 1.16 (0.72–1.86) | 1.10 (0.68–1.78) | 1.00 (0.61–1.64) |
| High school or lower | 26.9 | 1.17 (0.76–1.81) | 1.15 (0.74–1.78) | 1.01 (0.62–1.64) |
| Equivalent income | ||||
| 4th quartile | 13.2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 3rd quartile | 25.6 | 2.31 (1.26–4.25) | 2.33 (1.26–4.29) | 2.34 (1.26–4.33) |
| 2nd quartile | 28.1 | 2.58 (1.38–4.81) | 2.59 (1.38–4.85) | 2.65 (1.38–5.07) |
| 1st quartile (lowest) | 27.1 | 2.43 (1.30–4.54) | 2.29 (1.22–4.29) | 2.34 (1.21–4.52) |
| Employed (n = 929) | ||||
| Women’s educational attainment | ||||
| University or higher | 23.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| College | 20.1 | 0.81 (0.56–1.18) | 0.81 (0.56–1.19) | 0.72 (0.48–1.07) |
| High school or lower | 30.0 | 1.34 (0.89–2.02) | 1.37 (0.91–2.07) | 1.14 (0.72–1.82) |
| Husbands’ educational attainment | ||||
| University or higher | 20.8 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| College | 23.9 | 1.25 (0.83–1.88) | 1.26 (0.84–1.90) | 1.28 (0.83–1.97) |
| High school or lower | 29.8 | 1.55 (1.07–2.24) | 1.56 (1.08–2.27) | 1.52 (1.00–2.30) |
| Equivalent income | ||||
| 4th quartile | 21.2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 3rd quartile | 26.8 | 1.54 (0.98–2.42) | 1.53 (0.98–2.41) | 1.51 (0.95–2.40) |
| 2nd quartile | 19.5 | 1.03 (0.65–1.63) | 1.01 (0.64–1.60) | 0.90 (0.55–1.46) |
| 1st quartile (lowest) | 26.9 | 1.51 (0.97–2.34) | 1.46 (0.93–2.27) | 1.28 (0.80–2.06) |
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
Interaction between employment status and women’s educational attainment: model 1, P = 0.435; model 2, P = 0.383; model 3, P = 0.456.
Interaction between employment status and husbands’ educational attainment: model 1, P = 0.420; model 2, P = 0.346; model 3, P = 0.348.
Interaction between employment status and equivalent income: model 1, P = 0.086; model 2, P = 0.099; model 3, P = 0.114.
Model 1: adjusted for age and municipality.
Model 2: model 1 + adjusted for psychological distress.
Model 3: model 2 + adjusted for women’s educational attainment/husbands’ educational attainment/equivalent income.