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. 2021 May 13;21:257. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01626-9

Table 2.

Logistic regression analyses for good versus moderate or poor self-reported oral health

Good self-reported oral health versus moderate/poor
All participants 20–29 years 30–59 years ≥ 60 years
Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Gender
 Male Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Female 1.39 (1.12–1.73) 1.95 (1.12–3.37) 1.33 (0.99–1.76) 1.26 (0.81–1.96)
Municipality size
 > 50,000 1.46 (1.12–1.91) 0.84 (0.43–1.63) 1.53 (1.07–2.20) 1.87 (1.12–3.13)
 10,000–50,000 1.07 (0.81–1.42) 0.96 (0.45–2.04) 1.33 (0.91–1.95) 0.75 (0.44–1.28)
 < 10,000 Ref Ref Ref Ref
Education
 Secondary school Ref Ref Ref Ref
 High school 0.85 (0.61–1.19) 1.03 (0.32–3.37) 0.82 (0.49–1.37) 0.76 (0.45–1.28)
 University/college 1.36 (0.97–1.93) 1.53 (0.45–5.21) 1.34 (0.81–2.23) 1.17 (0.65–2.10)
General health
 Good 4.01 (3.11–5.17) 2.95 (1.38–6.50) 4.38 (3.11–6.17) 3.69 (2.33–5.85)
 Moderate/poor Ref Ref Ref Ref
Tooth brushing
 < 2/day Ref Ref Ref Ref
 ≥ 2/day 1.28 (0.99–1.64) 1.68 (0.92–3.08) 1.50 (1.07–2.09) 0.83 (0.51–1.35)
Dental visits
 ≥ every 2nd year 2.35 (1.86–2.97) 1.88 (1.11–3.21) 2.35 (1.73–3.19) 3.43 (1.92–6.12)
 < every 2nd year Ref Ref Ref Ref
Postponed dental visits for financial reasons
 No 2.81 (2.10–3.77) 2.89 (1.62–5.14) 3.07 (2.09–4.51) 4.69 (1.43–15.33)
 Yes Ref Ref Ref Ref
Carious teeth
 0 3.20 (2.07–4.94) 4.41 (1.84–10.53) 3.57 (1.93–6.59) 2.31 (0.89–5.96)
 1–3 2.11 (1.35–3.26) 2.25 (0.95–5.33) 2.39 (1.29–4.43) 1.57 (0.59–4.17)
 > 3 Ref Ref Ref Ref
Number of teeth
 ≥ 20 2.58 (1.70–3.91) a a 2.20 (1.34–3.62)
 < 20 Ref Ref
Model summary
 Nagelkerke R2 R2 = 0.312 R2 = 0.308 R2 = 0.321 R2 = 0.307
 Omnibus test coefficient P < 0.001 P < 0.001 P < 0.001 P < 0.001
 Hosmer and Lemeshow P = 0.266 P = 0.349 P = 0.141 P = 0.568

OR odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval. Numbers in bold indicates two-sided P value < 0.05

aNumber of teeth excluded in regression analyses due to few respondents with < 20 teeth