Dental Health Behaviors, Dentition, and Mortality in the Elderly: The Leisure World Cohort Study
Table 4
Hazard ratios for mortality by dental health behaviors among subjects with dentures, Leisure World Cohort Study, 1992–2009.
Men
Women
No.
Model 1*
Model 2*
No.
Model 1*
Model 2*
HR
95% CI
HR
95% CI
HR
95% CI
HR
95% CI
Clean my dentures
Everyday
743
1.00
1.00
1443
1.00
1.00
Sometimes
90
1.11
0.88–1.39
1.11
0.87–1.40
87
1.13
0.91–1.42
1.09
0.87–1.38
Never
165
1.23
1.03–1.46
1.24
1.03–1.48
531
0.85
0.76–0.94
0.87
0.78–0.97
Use mouth wash
Everyday
297
1.00
1.00
751
1.00
1.00
Sometimes
308
0.91
0.77–1.08
0.93
0.78–1.10
668
0.95
0.85–1.07
0.95
0.85–1.06
Never
393
0.99
0.84–1.15
1.02
0.87–1.20
642
0.96
0.86–1.08
0.99
0.88–1.11
Number of dental visits within the last 12 months
2+
612
1.00
1.00
1310
1.00
1.00
1
137
1.04
0.86–1.26
1.09
0.89–1.33
299
1.09
0.95–1.25
1.10
0.96–1.26
0
249
1.33
1.14–1.55
1.23
1.05–1.45
452
1.26
1.12–1.42
1.20
1.07–1.35
*Model 1: adjusted for age at entry. Model 2: adjusted for age at entry, smoking, alcohol, caffeine, active activities, other activities, body mass index, high blood pressure, angina, heart attack, stroke, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer.
