Table 2.

Negative binomial regression model for parameter estimates and changes in OHIP mean by participant characteristic

	Parameter Estimate	Standard Error	Change in OHIP mean	p-value
Intercept	0.57	0.29	1.78	0.050
Sociodemographics
Over age 50	0.44	0.11	1.55	<.001
Race/Ethnicity				0.084
White	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Hispanic	−0.21	0.22	0.81	0.338
Black/African-American	−0.31	0.18	0.74	0.084
Other	−0.21	0.35	0.82	0.554
Annual Income <$12,000	0.12	0.12	1.13	0.289
Oral Health Variables
Unmet Dental Problem	0.99	0.14	2.68	<.001
Poor Perceived Dental Condition	0.95	0.11	2.58	<.001
Annual Dental Care Use	0.02	0.12	1.02	0.844
Risk Behaviors
Food Security	−0.16	0.13	0.85	0.227
Recent Stimulant Drug Use	−0.09	0.22	0.91	0.674
Smoking Category
Former	0.29	0.14	1.34	0.037
Current	0.34	0.14	1.40	0.015
Never	Ref	Ref	Ref
Psychosocial Factors
Depressive symptom assessment, CES-D ≥16	0.17	0.15	1.18	0.250
Anxiety symptom assessment, GAD ≥ 10	0.40	0.16	1.49	0.011
Subjective Loneliness Experience	0.29	0.13	1.34	0.025
Social Support	−0.01	0.13	0.99	0.931
General Health
CD4 below 200	0.14	0.22	1.15	0.543
Quality of Life	−0.24	0.12	0.79	0.055
Poor Perceived General Health	−0.02	0.14	0.98	0.880
Health Related Quality of Life	−0.54	0.13	0.58	<.001