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

Table 3

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

Variables	Adjusted PR	CI 95%	𝑃 value
Block 1: sociodemographic factors
Gender
Male	1
Female	1.40	(1.11–1.77)	0.004
Age
60–64 years	1
65–74 years	0.72	(0.59–0.88)	0.001
75 or over	0.68	(0.52–0.90)	0.006
Economical class
Upper/upper middle	1
Lower middle/lower	1.58	(1.13–2.20)	0.008
Block 2: oral health conditions and needs
Posterior occlusal pairs
≥3	1
<3	1.88	(1.13–3.14)	0.015
Untreated dental caries
No	1
At least one	1.28	(1.06–1.54)	0.010
Block 3: use of dental services
Reason for dental visit
Checkup, exam, or clean	1
Pain/problem	1.52	(1.15–2.00)	0.003
Block 4: subjective conditions
Self-rating of oral health
Good/very good	1
Fair	1.48	(1.08–2.02)	0.014
Poor/very poor	2.49	(1.92–3.24)	<0.001
Perception of the last query
Good	1
Poor	1.34	(1.12–1.59)	0.001