Work, Stress, and Diurnal Bruxism: A Pilot Study among Information Technology Professionals in Bangalore City, India

Table 3

Diurnal Bruxism and independent factors among IT professionals (𝑁=147). Multiple logistic regression analyses giving odds ratio and 95% confidence interval.

Factors	P value	Odds ratio	95% CI for EXP (B)
			Lower	Upper
≥33 years^a	0.596	0.744	0.249	2.221
Males^b	0.563	1.269	0.566	2.848
Work experience—6 to 10 years^c	0.526	1.629	0.360	7.368
Work experience— ≥11 years^c	0.007*	0.042	0.004	0.427
More work^d	0.151	0.560	0.253	1.237
More stress^e	<0.001*	5.902	2.614	13.325

*Statistically significant, 𝑃<0.05; superscripts under “Factors” represent the reference group for each independent variable: 20–32 years^a; females^b; work experience—1–5 years^c, less work^d; less stress^e.