Predictors | Tertile 2 vs. Tertile 1 (ref.) | Tertile 3 vs. Tertile 1 (ref.) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
Age, years | 1.00 (0.99; 1.01) | 0.725 | 1.00 (0.99; 1.01) | 0.411 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 0.84 (0.70; 1.01) | 0.063 | 0.64 (0.50; 0.82) | < 0.001 |
Female (ref.) | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – |
Level of education (WtN = 1817)b | ||||
None/basic | 1.18 (0.80; 1.73) | 0.401 | 1.97 (1.38, 2.79) | < 0.001 |
Middle/technical | 1.14 (0.84; 1.54) | 0.419 | 1.35 (1.06; 1.72) | 0.017 |
University (ref.) | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – |
Smoking (WtN = 1818)b | ||||
Current | 1.27 (0.95; 1.69) | 0.102 | 1.91 (1.45; 2.50) | < 0.001 |
Past | 0.97 (0.73; 1.31) | 0.859 | 0.99 (0.72; 1.37) | 0.960 |
Never (ref.) | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – |
Any diseases/conditions | ||||
Yes | 0.96 (0.75; 1.23) | 0.752 | 1.35 (1.10; 1.66) | 0.004 |
No (ref.) | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – |
Diabetes | ||||
Yes | 1.06 (0.73; 1.53) | 0.772 | 1.41 (1.00; 1.99) | 0.053 |
No (ref.) | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – |
Hypertension | ||||
Yes | 1.03 (0.75; 1.42) | 0.845 | 1.23 (0.96; 1.58) | 0.102 |
No (ref.) | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – |
Number of missing teeth | 1.03 (0.99;1.06) | 0.055 | 1.07 (1.04; 1.09) | < 0.001 |
Mean gingival index | 1.45 (1.01; 2.07) | 0.044 | 2.41 (1.91; 3.05) | < 0.001 |
Mean interproximal gingival index | 1.45 (1.02; 2.07) | 0.041 | 2.40 (1.89; 3.04) | < 0.001 |
Gingival bleeding at ≥ 40% of probing sites | ||||
Yes | 1.15 (0.86; 1.53) | 0.353 | 1.67 (1.31; 2.13) | < 0.001 |
No (ref.) | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – |
Mean plaque index | 1.41 (0.76; 2.61) | 0.279 | 3.33 (1.65; 6.70) | < 0.001 |
Mean interproximal plaque index | 1.50 (0.73; 3.11) | 0.272 | 2.27 (1.26; 4.07) | 0.006 |
Visible plaque index (plaque index ≥ 30%) | ||||
Yes | 1.57 (0.77; 3.22) | 0.214 | 2.00 (1.16; 3.43) | 0.013 |
No (ref.) | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – |
Mean calculus index (WtN = 1819)b | 1.27 (0.91; 1.78) | 0.159 | 1.58 (1.16; 2.15) | 0.004 |
Mean interproximal calculus index (WtN = 1819)b | 1.32 (0.91; 1.92) | 0.141 | 1.55 (1.14; 2.11) | 0.005 |
Frequency of dental visits | ||||
≥ Once per year (ref.) | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – |
Never | 0.56 (0.31; 1.00) | 0.049 | 1.07 (0.55; 2.10) | 0.847 |
Only when there is a problem | 1.12 (0.79; 1.58) | 0.515 | 1.59 (1.25; 2.29) | < 0.001 |
Missing | 0.68 (0.36; 1.29) | 0.239 | 0.28 (0.83; 1.98) | 0.264 |
Frequency of tooth brushing (WtN = 1815)b | ||||
≥ Three times per day | 0.25 (0.05; 1.31) | 0.100 | 0.50 (0.09; 2.83) | 0.432 |
Twice per day | 0.28 (0.06; 1.38) | 0.118 | 0.44 (0.08; 2.55) | 0.362 |
Once per day | 0.20 (0.04; 1.06) | 0.058 | 0.65 (0.13; 3.35) | 0.605 |
< Once per day (ref.) | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – |
Use of dental floss | ||||
Yes | 0.98 (0.77; 1.23) | 0.831 | 0.72 (0.59; 0.89) | 0.002 |
No (ref.) | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – |
Location | ||||
Kingston | 1.05 (0.78; 1.42) | 0.737 | 1.38 (1.04; 1.83) | 0.026 |
Santo Domingo | 0.97 (0.70 l 1.34) | 0.838 | 1.33 (1.03; 1.72) | 0.029 |
San Juan (ref.) | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – |