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Table 4 Oral health related questions that had statistically significant odds ratios of being related to cut off groupings of retained teeth.

From: Behavioral factors to include in guidelines for lifelong oral healthiness: an observational study in Japanese adults

  

Items

 

Age

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Q10

Q11

Q12

Q13

Q14

Q15

Male

All ages

-

-

-

1.55

2.11

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.03

2.27

2.28

-

 

30–39

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

40–49

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

50–59

-

-

-

3.98

-

-

11.96

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

60–69

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.39

-

 

70–79

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Over 30

-

-

-

1.56

2.07

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.02

2.19

2.18

-

 

Over 40

-

-

-

1.93

1.97

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.02

2.16

2.00

-

 

Over 50

-

-

-

3.25

-

2.71

-

-

-

-

-

1.83

2.13

-

-

 

Over 60

-

-

-

2.41

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.38

-

Female

All ages

-

-

1.81

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.72

-

2.04

-

-

 

30–39

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

40–49

-

-

2.24

-

-

-

3.83

-

-

2.34

-

-

3.04

3.52

-

 

50–59

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.97

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

60–69

-

-

4.67

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

70–79

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Over 30

-

-

1.81

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.74

-

1.93

-

-

 

Over 40

-

-

2.25

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.34

-

-

 

Over 50

-

-

2.40

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.02

-

-

 

Over 60

-

-

4.08

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Only significant odds ratios at 95% CI is shown.

Q1

Preferred intake of sweet food

Yes/(Moderate, No)

Q2

Try not to eat sweet

(Yes, Moderate)/No

Q3

Frequent between-meal snacks

Always/(Sometimes, Never)

Q4

Frequency of tooth brushing

2 or more times/(1 or fewer times)

Q5

Have your own tooth brush

(Yes)/No

Q6

Smoking

Yes/(No, Quit)

Q7

Alcohol

Yes/(No)

Q8

You have some hobbies

(Yes)/No

Q9

At least one dental clinic near your house

(Yes)/No

Q10

You have a family dentist

(Yes)/No

Q11

Consult a dentist as soon as symptoms appear

(Yes)/No

Q12

Gum bleeding

Frequently, Occasionally/(very seldom)

Q13

Gums swelling

Frequently, Occasionally/(very seldom)

Q14

Toothache

Frequently, Occasionally/(very seldom)

Q15

Scaling

(Frequently, Occasionally)/very seldom

  1. /: Options used in statistical analysis
  2. -: No Significance:
  3. The items in brackets is reference is reference (odds ratio = 1).
  4. The outcome variable was coded 1: at or above cut-off point, 0: below cut-off point.
  5. The cut-off points varied according to age and sex group (see Table 3).
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