BioMed Research International / 2022 / Article / Tab 4 / Research Article
Assessment of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Associated Factors among the Young Adults of Saudi Arabia: A Multicenter Study Table 4 Relationship of the OHRQoL category with sociodemographic characters, lifestyle factors, and oral health behaviors.
Characteristics Total sample (1152) Poor OHRQoL Binomial logistic regression No Yes Adjusted OR (95% CI) valueAge ( ) 0.958 (0.835–1.09) 0.533 Gender Female Male 558 594 470 (84.2) 485 (81.6) 88 (15.8) 109 (18.4) Ref 1.89 (1.23–2.94) 0.004 College type Healthcare-related college Other colleges 490 662 396 (80.8) 559 (84.4) 94 (19.2) 103 (15.6) Ref 1.35 (0.94–1.93) 0.108 Year of education First Second Third Fourth Fifth/intern 303 240 233 154 222 259 (85.5) 187 (77.9) 187 (80.3) 129 (83.8) 193 (86.9) 44 (14.5) 53 (22.1) 46 (19.7) 25 (12.7) 29 (13.1) Ref 0.81 (0.65–1.35) 1.19 (0.67–2.11) 0.76 (0.58–1.36) 0.85 (0.53–1.41) 0.101 0.553 0.478 0.688 Smoking/shisha habits No Yes: daily Yes: rarely 928 156 68 785 (84.6) 116 (74.4) 54 (79.4) 143 (15.4) 40 (25.6) 14 (20.6) Ref 3.47 (1.97–4.82) 2.25 (1.52–2.17) <0.001 0.002 Carbonated drink consumption Never Seldom/rarely Once daily 152 599 401 125 (82.2) 488 (81.5) 342 (85.3) 27 (17.8) 111 (18.5) 59 (14.7) Ref 0.621 (0.34–1.14) 0.971 (0.57–1.66) 0.128 0.916 Consumption of chocolates and candies Never Seldom/rarely Once daily More than once in a day 45 525 397 185 39 (86.7) 426 (81.1) 325 (81.9) 139 (75.1) 6 (13.3) 99 (18.9) 72 (18.1) 46 (23.4) Ref 0.98 (0.75–1.74) 1.23 (0.84–1.98) 1.54 (1.10–2.19) 0.969 0.317 0.034 Brushing teeth per day Twice or more Once/never 468 684 403 (86.1) 552 (80.7) 65 (13.9) 132 (19.3) Ref 0.78 (0.56–1.34) 0.601 Visit to the dental provider periodically (every 6 months) Yes No 460 690 408 (88.7) 545 (78.9) 52 (11.3) 145 (21.1) Ref 2.23 (1.53-2.86) 0.002
Variable(s) entered on step 1: age in years, gender, college type, year of education, smoking status, carbonated drink intake, chocolates and candies consumption, brushing per day, and periodic dentist care.