Research Article
Determinants of Oral Health: Does Oral Health Literacy Matter?
Table 2
Determinants for poor self-assessed oral health based on multiple logistic regression analysis among adults in Tehran, Iran (
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| Age (years) | 1.02 (1.01–1.03) | <0.001 | 1.01 (1.00–1.03) | 0.02 | Gender | | | | | Male | 1.00 (ref.) | | 1.00 (ref.) | | Female | 0.79 (0.56–1.11) | 0.17 | 0.96 (0.65–1.40) | 0.83 | Years of education | | | | | ≥12 | 1.00 (ref.) | | 1.00 (ref.) | | <12 | 2.76 (1.94–3.94) | <0.001 | 1.88 (1.23–2.87) | 0.004 | Living area (m2/p) | | | | | ≥40 | 1.00 (ref.) | | 1.00 (ref.) | | 20–39 | 1.51 (0.86–2.65) | 0.15 | 1.57 (0.87–2.83) | 0.12 | <20 | 2.24 (1.25–3.99) | 0.006 | 1.85 (1.00–3.42) | 0.04 | Oral health literacy scores | | | | | 12–17 | 1.00 (ref.) | | 1.00 (ref.) | | 10-11 | 1.41 (0.85–2.25) | 0.13 | 1.08 (0.65–1.80) | 0.75 | 0–9 | 2.08 (1.40–3.11) | <0.001 | 1.58 (1.02–2.45) | 0.04 | Tooth-brushing behaviour | | | | | Twice daily or more | 1.00 (ref.) | | 1.00 (ref.) | | Once daily | 1.52 (0.99–2.34) | 0.055 | 1.40 (0.88–2.22) | 0.14 | Less than once daily | 3.99 (2.52–6.32) | <0.001 | 3.35 (2.02–5.57) | <0.001 |
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simple regression analysis.
**Adjusted OR, goodness of fit by Hosmer and Lemeshow test ().
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