Table 3.
Relationship between oral health and mental health.
| Variable | Suicide Attempts | Suicidal Ideation | Feelings of Sadness and Despair | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) † | aOR (95% CI) ‡ | OR (95% CI) † | aOR (95% CI) ‡ | OR (95% CI) † | aOR (95% CI) ‡ | ||
| Number of oral symptoms | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1.07 (1.03–1.12) *** | 0.90 (0.86–0.94) *** | 1.34 (1.31–1.37) *** | 1.16 (1.14–1.19) *** | 1.34 (1.32–1.36) *** | 1.20 (1.25–1.30) *** | |
| 2 | 1.42 (1.36–1.48) *** | 1.03 (0.99–1.08) | 1.84 (1.80–1.88) *** | 1.41 (1.37–1.44) *** | 1.79 (1.76–1.82) *** | 1.62 (1.59–1.65) *** | |
| 3 | 1.91 (1.82–2.00) *** | 1.21 (1.15–1.27) *** | 2.46 (2.40–2.52) *** | 1.66 (1.61–1.70) *** | 2.39 (2.34–2.44) *** | 2.10 (2.06–2.14) *** | |
| 4 | 2.66 (2.53–2.80) *** | 1.50 (1.42–1.58) *** | 3.23 (3.14–3.33) *** | 1.96 (1.90–2.02) *** | 3.14 (3.06–3.22) *** | 2.71 (2.64–2.80) *** | |
| 5 | 3.28 (3.06–3.50) *** | 1.73 (1.62–1.86) *** | 3.94 (3.79–4.10) *** | 2.28 (2.18–2.38) *** | 3.70 (3.57–3.84) *** | 3.23 (3.11–3.35) *** | |
| 6 | 6.19 (5.72–6.71) *** | 3.93 (3.60–4.29) *** | 3.81 (3.60–4.04) *** | 2.56 (2.40–2.73) *** | 3.00 (2.84–3.16) *** | 2.77 (2.63–2.92) *** | |
| Sex | Male | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 1.74 (1.68–1.80) *** | 1.35 (1.31–1.39) *** | 1.66(1.63–1.70) *** | 1.33 (1.30–1.35) *** | 1.60 (1.58–1.63) *** | 1.53 (1.51–1.55) *** | |
| Sadness | No | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Yes | 10.93 (10.53–11.36) *** | 9.90 (9.51–10.30) *** | 10.27 (10.08–10.45) *** | 9.16 (8.99–9.33) *** | |||
| Age | 0.91 (0.90–0.92) *** | 0.86 (0.85–0.86) *** | 0.99 (0.99–1.00) * | 0.92 (0.92–0.93) *** | 1.09 (1.08–1.09) *** | 1.06 (1.06–1.07) *** | |
| Economic status | 1.27 (1.24–1.29) *** | 1.14 (1.12–1.16) *** | 1.27 (1.26–1.28) *** | 1.15 (1.14–1.16) *** | 1.22 (1.21–1.23) *** | 1.12 (1.11–1.13) *** | |
| Year | 0.92 (0.91–0.92) *** | 0.96 (0.96–0.97) *** | 0.93 (0.92–0.93) *** | 0.97 (0.97–0.97) *** | 0.92 (0.91–0.92) *** | 0.93 (0.92–0.93) *** | |
Number of oral symptoms (qualitative: 0 (None)—6), sex (qualitative: 1 [male]—2 [female]), sadness (qualitative: 1 (No)—2 (Yes)), age (quantitative: 12–18), economic status (Likert scale: 1 (bad)—5 (good)), year (quantitative: 2008–2017) † Weighted crude odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) calculated using simple logistic regression for complex sampling. ‡ Weighted adjusted OR and 95% CI calculated using multiple logistic regression for complex sampling. * p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001.