Table 3.
The association between OHIP 14 score, PAS, NAS, and demographic characteristics.
| Variables | Crude IRR | p value | Adjusted IRR | p value | |
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| Age | 16–24 | Reference | |||
| 25–34 | 1.00 (0.83, 1.20) | 0.974 | 0.95 (0.078, 1.17) | 0.662 | |
| 35–44 | 1.14 (0.92, 1.40) | 0.224 | 1.05 (0.82, 1.34) | 0.686 | |
| >45 | 1.40 (1.09, 1.79) | 0.008∗ | 1.25 (0.94, 1.67) | 0.129 | |
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| Sex | Male | Reference | |||
| Female | 0.99 (0.85, 1.15) | 0.882 | 0.97 (0.82, 1.16) | 0.768 | |
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| Employment status | Not employed | Reference | |||
| Employed | 0.96 (0.83, 1.11) | 0.558 | 0.98 (0.83, 1.16) | 0.858 | |
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| Education | Primary school | Reference | |||
| High school | 0.92 (0.73, 1.16) | 0.477 | 0.90 (0.70, 1.14) | 0.384 | |
| College | 0.82 (0.82, 1.41) | 0.591 | 1.14 (0.86, 1.50) | 0.359 | |
| Higher | 0.84 (0.66, 1.07) | 0.155 | 0.91 (0.71, 1.18) | 0.490 | |
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| Living area | Urban | Reference | |||
| Suburban | 1.24 (0.92, 1.66) | 0.152 | 1.28 (0.93, 1.76) | 0.130 | |
| Rural | 1.14 (0.81, 1.61) | 0.454 | 1.15 (0.79, 1.66) | 0.462 | |
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| Losing any tooth | No | Reference | |||
| Yes | 1.38 (1.15, 1.66) | <0.0001∗∗ | 1.18 (0.96, 1.45) | 0.120 | |
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| Self-assessment of oral health | Poor | Reference | |||
| Fair | 0.75 (0.63, 0.90) | 0.002∗∗ | 0.81 (0.66, 0.99) | 0.041∗ | |
| Good | 0.65 (0.54, 0.77) | <0.0001∗∗ | 0.70 (0.52, 1.08) | <0.0001∗∗ | |
| Very good | 0.61 (0.44, 0.86) | 0.004∗∗ | 0.75 (0.52, 1.08) | 0.123 | |
| Excellent | 0.82 (0.50, 1.34) | 0.426 | 0.94 (0.55, 1.58) | 0.806 | |
| PAS | — | 0.98 (0.97, 1.00) | 0.004∗∗ | 0.98 (0.97, 1.00) | 0.033∗ |
| NAS | — | 1.01 (1.00, 1.02) | 0.041∗ | 1.01 (0.99, 1.02) | 0.131 |
∗∗Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level. ∗Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level.