Table 4.

Multivariate linear regression model after stepwise variable selection using the p-value with oral-health-related quality of life as the dependent variable

Variables	C	95% CI LB	95% CI UB	Std. Error	p-value
All participants (n = 143)
Intercept	20.382	18.707	22.056	0.847	<0.001
Number of functional occluding pairs	0.250	0.136	0.0.365	0.058	<0.001
Treatment needs	−1.733	−3.050	−0.413	0.667	0.010
Nutritional status	−1.298	−2.586	−0.010	0.652	0.048
Denture wearers only (n = 105)
Intercept	16.354	12.953	19.756	1.715	<0.001
Denture condition	−2.194	−3.647	−0.741	0.732	0.003
Number of functional occluding pairs	0.192	0.044	0.340	0.075	0.011
BMI	0.145	0.043	0.247	0.051	0.006

Note: Significant p-values are marked in bold.

Abbreviations: C, regression coefficient; CI, confidence interval; LB, lower boundary; UB, upper boundary.