Table 3. Bivariate (crude) and multivariate (adjusted) binary logistic regression model for the self-reported xerostomia variable, among elderly people in the municipality of Vanini, Brazil, 2019.
| Crude OR (95% CI) |
P-value* | Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
P-value** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| 60 to 69 | 1 | - | - | |
| ≥ 70 | 0.95 (0.52-1.72) | 0.867 | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 1 | |||
| Female | 1.63(0.88-2.99) | 0.116 | 1.63 (0.83-3.20) | 0.152 |
| Difficulty in using dental prosthesis | ||||
| No | 1 | - | - | |
| Yes | 2.15 (0.38-12.0) | 0.380 | ||
| Depression or anxiety | ||||
| No | 1 | |||
| Yes | 0.62 (0.32-1.20) | 0.160 | 0.82 (0.39-1.72) | 0.614 |
| Diabetes | ||||
| No | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 3.12 (1.41-6.90) | 0.005 | 3.59 (1.48-8.68) | < 0.001 |
| Arterial hypertension | ||||
| No | 1 | |||
| Yes | 0.68 (0.37-1.25) | 0.222 | - | |
| Thyroid dysfunction | ||||
| No | 1 | |||
| Yes | 1.62 (0.68-3.87) | 0.272 | - | - |
| Other chronic diseases and continuous medication | ||||
| No | 1 | |||
| Yes | 2.34 (1.29-4.23) | 0.005 | 2.3 (1.19-4.67) | 0.009 |
| Gastrointestinal tract medication | ||||
| No | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 2.38 (1.20-4.73) | 0.013 | 2.14 (1.03-1.44) | 0.030 |
| Medicine for cholesterol | ||||
| No | 1 | |||
| Yes | 1.99 (1.08-3.68) | 0.270 | - | - |
| Use of diuretic | ||||
| No | 1 | |||
| Yes | 1.27 (0.69-2.35) | 0.440 | - | - |
| Use of anticoagulants | ||||
| No | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 1.86 (0.92-3.75) | 0.083 | 1.17 (0.54-2.54 | 0.676 |
*Chi-square test; **Wald test (P < 0.05 - statistically significant and shown in italics).
OR = odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; % = frequency-percentage.
Adjusted according to the following variables: gender, depression or anxiety, diabetes, other chronic diseases, gastrointestinal tract medication, cholesterol medication, anticoagulant use (P < 0.05).