| |
Controls (n = 1,326) No. (%) |
Cases (n = 1,336) No. (%) |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
P value |
| Gums easily bleed |
242 (18.4) |
217 (16.4) |
0.87 (0.71-1.06) |
0.173 |
| Gumboil in the last month |
49 (3.7) |
51 (3.8) |
1.03 (0.69-1.54) |
0.875 |
| Edentule without prosthesis |
43 (3.2) |
29 (2.2) |
0.66 (0.41-1.07) |
0.088 |
| Dental dysaesthesia |
210 (19.7) |
245 (23.3) |
1.24 (1.01-1.53) |
0.043 |
| Use of dental prosthesis |
512 (40.8) |
567 (45.6) |
1.22 (1.04-1.42) |
0.016 |
| Visit to dentist in the last month |
156 (11.8) |
116 (8.7) |
0.71 (0.55-0.92) |
0.008 |
| Teeth move |
88 (8.3) |
97(9.2) |
1.13 (0.84-1.53) |
0.427 |
| Oral health score > 2 |
20 (1.5) |
37 (2.8) |
1.86 (1.07-3.22) |
0.025 |
CI: confidence interval |
