Table 3.
Association between Unmet Oral Health Needs and Mental Health from the State of Oral Health Equity in America survey 2021.
| Odds ratios | 95% confidence limits | p -value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-rated mental health | <0.0001 | |||
| Poor | 1.00 | |||
| Good | 0.55 | 0.45 | 0.69 | |
| Gender | 0.1658 | |||
| Male | 1.00 | |||
| Female | 1.11 | 0.96 | 1.29 | |
| Age group | 0.0144 | |||
| 60+ | 1.00 | |||
| 18–29 | 1.14 | 0.91 | 1.44 | |
| 30–44 | 1.27 | 1.05 | 1.53 | |
| 45–59 | 1.35 | 1.11 | 1.65 | |
| Race/ethnicity | 0.5080 | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | 1.00 | |||
| 2+ races, non-Hispanic | 0.71 | 0.47 | 1.08 | |
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 0.93 | 0.54 | 1.59 | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 0.98 | 0.78 | 1.23 | |
| Hispanic | 0.89 | 0.73 | 1.09 | |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 0.74 | 0.41 | 1.33 | |
| Education level | 0.0506 | |||
| Less than HS | 1.00 | |||
| HS graduate or equivalent | 0.93 | 0.66 | 1.31 | |
| Vocational/tech school/some college/associates | 0.99 | 0.72 | 1.36 | |
| Bachelor's degree | 0.78 | 0.55 | 1.11 | |
| Post grad study/professional degree | 0.74 | 0.51 | 1.08 | |
| Income group | 0.0035 | |||
| Less than $30,000 | 1.00 | |||
| $30,000 to under $60,000 | 1.04 | 0.84 | 1.28 | |
| $60,000 to under $100,000 | 0.76 | 0.61 | 0.94 | |
| $100,000 or more | 0.76 | 0.59 | 0.97 | |
| Metro | 0.4323 | |||
| Non-metro area | 1.00 | |||
| Metro area | 1.07 | 0.88 | 1.31 | |
| Last dental visit | 0.0002 | |||
| Never | 1.00 | |||
| Less than 6 months ago | 6.35 | 2.60 | 15.52 | |
| Between 6 months ago and one year ago | 6.04 | 2.46 | 14.86 | |
| More than a year and less than two years ago | 6.18 | 2.50 | 15.28 | |
| More than 2 and less than 5 years ago | 7.21 | 2.90 | 17.91 | |
| 5 or more years ago | 8.59 | 3.44 | 21.41 | |
| Health insurance status | 0.1421 | |||
| Yes | 1.00 | |||
| No | 1.24 | 0.93 | 1.65 | |
| Dental insurance status | 0.6331 | |||
| Yes | 1.00 | |||
| No | 0.96 | 0.80 | 1.15 | |
*
Multivariable logistic regression.