Dental Caries Prevalence and Tooth Loss in Chilean Adult Population: First National Dental Examination Survey
Table 4
Non-adjusted and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) related to tooth loss (the presence of less than 21 teeth in mouth) for the 35–44-year-old group.
Variables
Univariate OR (95% CI)
value
Multivariate OR (95% CI)
value
Education
>13-years
1.0 (ref)
<12-years
2.13 (1.32–3.73)
0.002
1.83 (1.2–2.81)
0.006
Personal income
>$142.000
1.0 (ref)
1.0 (ref)
<$141.000&
1.65 (1.15–2.38)
0.007
1.34 (0.89–2.0)
0.16
Familiar income
>$286.000
1.0 (ref)
1.0 (ref)
<$285.000*
2.28 (1.5–3.46)
0.0001
1.94 (1.24–3.04)
0.004
Diabetes
No
1.0 (ref)
1.0 (ref)
Yes
1.5 (0.78–2.89)
0.22
1.14 (0.56–2.32)
0.71
Depression
No
1.0 (ref)
1.0 (ref)
Yes
1.89 (1.27–2.81)
0.002
1.93 (1.24–3.0)
0.003
Obesity
No
1.0 (ref)
1.0 (ref)
Yes
1.67 (1.05–2.63)
0.03
1.54 (0.94–2.52)
0.085
$141.000 Chilean pesos, about USD 271 per month.
*$285.000 Chilean pesos, about USD 570 per month. Statistically significant associations in boldvalues.
