Factors Related to Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Independent Brazilian Elderly

Table 2

Poisson bivariate analysis of factors associated with having negative impact on OHRQoL in Brazilian elderly (𝑛=504).

Variables	Having negative impact
	Yes		Unadjusted PR	CI 95%	𝑃 value
	𝑛	%
Block 1: sociodemographic factors
Gender
Male	58	34.1	1
Female	171	51.2	1.50	(1.18–1.89)	0.001
Age
60–64 years	75	58.6	1
65–74 years	113	41.4	0.70	(0.57–0.86)	0.001
75 or over	41	39.8	0.67	(0.51–0.90)	0.007
Geography
Urban	108	46.4	1
Rural	121	44.6	0.96	(0.79–1.16)	0.702
Living arrangements
Not alone	147	44.8	1
Alone	82	46.6	1.04	(0.85–1.26)	0.702
Ethnicity
White	148	47.3	1
Nonwhite	81	42.4	0.89	(0.73–1.09)	0.292
Education
>4 years	42	42.9	1
≤4 years	187	46.1	1.07	(0.83–1.38)	0.575
Economical class
Upper/upper middle	25	30.1	1
Lower middle/lower	204	48.5	1.60	(1.14–2.26)	0.006
Block 2: oral health conditions and needs
Number of teeth
≥20	24	38.7	1
<1–19	103	50.7	1.31	(0.93–1.84)	0.120
Edentulous	102	42.7	1.10	(0.78–1.55)	0.580
Posterior occlusal pairs
≥3	11	26.8	1
<3	218	47.1	1.75	(1.04–2.93)	0.032
Use of prosthesis
No	29	38.2	1
Yes	200	46.7	1.22	(0.90–1.65)	0.191
Untreated dental caries
No	139	42.1	1
At least one	90	51.7	1.22	(1.01–1.49)	0.035
Prosthetic need
No	44	40.4	1
Yes	185	46.8	1.16	(0.90–1.49)	0.246
Block 3: use of dental services
Pattern of dental attendance
Regular	6	26.1	1
Irregular	223	46.4	1.77	(0.89–3.56)	0.105
Time since last dental visit
≤1 year	66	48.9	1
1 year	163	44.2	0.90	(0.73–1.11)	0.337
Site of last dental visit
Private/agreements	167	42.9	1
Public	62	53.9	1.25	(1.02–1.54)	0.029
Reason for dental visit
Checkup, exam, or clean	209	44.2	1
Pain/problem	20	64.5	1.46	(1.10–1.93)	0.008
Block 4: subjective conditions
Self-rating general status
Good/very good	66	34.4	1
Fair	122	51.5	1.59	(1.19–2.11)	0.001
Poor/very poor	41	54.7	1.49	(1.18–1.88)	0.001
Self-rating of oral health
Good/very good	51	25.0	1
Fair	52	40.3	1.61	(1.17–2.21)	0.003
Poor/very poor	126	73.7	2.94	(2.28–3.80)	0.000
Perception of the last query
Good	154	40.0	1
Poor	75	63.0	1.57	(1.31–1.89)	0.000