Table 2.
Association between Oral Health Status and Mental Health from the State of Oral Health Equity in America survey 2021.
| Odds ratio | 95% confidence limits | p -value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-rated mental health (ref: poor health) | <0.0001 | |||
| Poor | 1.00 | |||
| Good | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.26 | |
| Gender | 0.1691 | |||
| Male | 1.00 | |||
| Female | 0.91 | 0.80 | 1.0 | |
| Age group | 0.0002 | |||
| 60+ | 1.00 | |||
| 18–29 | 0.73 | 0.59 | 0.89 | |
| 30–44 | 0.92 | 0.78 | 1.09 | |
| 45–59 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 1.44 | |
| Race/ethnicity | 0.0046 | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | 1.00 | |||
| 2+, non-Hispanic | 1.33 | 0.91 | 1.94 | |
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 0.99 | 0.668 | 1.48 | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 0.93 | 0.76 | 1.15 | |
| Hispanic | 0.78 | 0.65 | 0.94 | |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 0.43 | 0.24 | 0.79 | |
| Education level | 0.0024 | |||
| Less than HS | 1.00 | |||
| HS graduate or equivalent | 0.89 | 0.66 | 1.20 | |
| Vocational/tech school/some college/associates | 0.88 | 0.67 | 1.18 | |
| Bachelor's degree | 0.75 | 0.55 | 1.02 | |
| Post grad study/professional degree | 0.59 | 0.42 | 0.83 | |
| Income group | <0.0001 | |||
| Less than $30,000 | 1.00 | |||
| $30,000 to under $60,000 v | 0.96 | 0.80 | 1.16 | |
| $60,000 to under $100,000 | 0.69 | 0.57 | 0.84 | |
| $100,000 or more | 0.55 | 0.45 | 0.68 | |
| Metro | 0.5041 | |||
| Non-metro area | 1.00 | |||
| Metro area | 0.94 | 0.79 | 1.12 | |
| Last dental visit | <0.0001 | |||
| Never | 1.00 | |||
| Less than 6 months ago | 0.65 | 0.317 | 1.31 | |
| Between 6 months ago and one year ago | 0.97 | 0.48 | 1.99 | |
| More than a year and less than two years ago | 1.56 | 0.77 | 3.17 | |
| More than 2 and less than 5 years ago | 2.64 | 1.29 | 5.40 | |
| 5 or more years ago | 5.05 | 2.47 | 10.34 | |
| Health insurance status | 0.2381 | |||
| Yes | 1.00 | |||
| No | 1.16 | 0.91 | 1.49 | |
| Dental insurance status | 0.1038 | |||
| Yes | 1.00 | |||
| No | 0.87 | 0.74 | 1.03 | |
*
Multivariable logistic regression.