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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Dent Assoc. 2020 Jul;151(7):527–535. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2020.04.013

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics of the WIHS Cohort (N=1526), by N (%), Predicted Mean OHIP score, Predicted Probability/Expected Number of OHIP=0

N (%) Mean Predicted
OHIP Value
Mean
Probability =0
Expected #
OHIP = 0
p-value
Sociodemographics
Age
Under 50 723 (47.4%) 4.13 0.547 395 0.001
50 and over 803 (52.6%) 6.02 0.509 409 Ref
Race/Ethnicity
White 158 (10.4%) 6.93 0.497 79 Ref
Hispanic 209 (13.7%) 4.35 0.543 113 0.057
Black/African-American 1115 (73.1%) 5.00 0.529 590 0.095
Other 44 (2.9%) 5.48 0.520 23 0.550
Annual Income <$12,000 (N=1490)
No 711 (47.7%) 3.65 0.557 396 <.001
Yes 779 (52.3%) 6.55 0.498 388 Ref
Oral Health Variables
Reported Unmet Dental Problem
No 1235 (80.9%) 3.45 0.544 672 <.001
Yes 291 (19.1%) 12.22 0.419 122 Ref
Perceived Oral Health Condition
Good 950 (62.3%) 2.59 0.570 541 <.001
Poor 576 (37.8%) 9.30 0.435 250 Ref
Annual Dental Care Utilization (N=1522)
No 443 (29.1%) 6.50 0.503 223 0.007
Yes 1079 (70.9%) 4.57 0.537 580 Ref
Risk Behaviors
Food Security (N=1466)
High 1138 (77.6%) 4.17 0.541 615 <.001
Low 328 (22.4%) 8.60 0.470 154 Ref
Recent stimulant drug use (N=1524)
No 1424 (93.4%) 5.01 0.530 755 <.001
Yes 100 (6.6%) 6.58 0.504 658 Ref
Smoking Category
Former 422 (27.7%) 5.05 0.521 220 0.003
Current 593 (38.9%) 6.83 0.492 292 <.001
Never 511 (33.5%) 3.20 0.568 290 Ref
Psychosocial Variables
Depressive symptom assessment, CES-D ≥16 (N=1521)
No 1055 (69.4%) 3.12 0.556 586 <.001
Yes 466 (30.6%) 9.65 0.441 205 Ref
Anxiety symptom assessment, GAD ≥ 10 (N=1522)
No 1244 (81.7%) 3.88 0.541 673 <.001
Yes 278 (18.3%) 10.73 0.442 123 Ref
Subjective Loneliness Experience
No 765 (50.1%) 2.89 0.571 437 <.001
Yes 761 (49.9%) 7.37 0.475 361 Ref
Social Support (N=1522)
No 628 (41.3%) 7.21 0.485 305 <.001
Yes 894 (58.7%) 3.67 0.553 494 Ref
General Health
CD4 Count, cells/m3 (N=1505)
Below 200 95 (6.3%) 6.24 0.507 48 <.001
200 or greater 1410 (93.7%) 5.08 0.527 743 Ref
Overall Quality of Life (N = 1521)
Low 625 (41.1%) 5.17 0.526 329 <.001
High 896 (58.9%) 5.09 0.528 473 Ref
Perceived Overall Health
Poor to Fair 284 (18.6%) 7.86 0.482 137 <.001
Good to Excellent 1242 (81.4%) 4.50 0.536 666 Ref
Health Related Quality of Life (N=1520)
Low 760 (50.0%) 7.92 0.455 346 <.001
High 760 (50.0%) 2.35 0.584 444 Ref