Table 3 Associations between independent dental variables and obesity
Independent variable | Adjustment | BMI | WHR | Waist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | ||
No of teeth (continuous variable) | Crude | 0.96 (0.95-0.98) | 0.97 (0.96-0.99) | 0.96 (0.95-0.98) |
Age | 0.97 (0,95-0.99) | 0.98 (0.96-0.99) | 0.97 (0.95-0.99) | |
Age, SES, lifestyle, dental anxiety, co-morbidity | 0.97 (0.95-1.00) | 0.98 (0.96-1.00) | 0.97 (0.95-0.99) | |
No of teeth (categorized: 0, 1–9, 10–19; reference: ≥20) | Crude | 1.35 (1.17-1.56) | 1.25 (1.09-1.42) | 1.38 (1.21-1.56) |
Age | 1.29 (1.10-1.52) | 1.18 (1.02-1.36) | 1.27 (1.11-1.46) | |
Age, SES, lifestyle, dental anxiety, co-morbidity | 1.22 (1.01-1.48) | 1.19 (1.00-1.42) | 1.25 (1.06-1.47) | |
No of teeth (<20 teeth, reference: ≥20 teeth) | Crude | 1.95 (1.40-2.73) | 1.67 (1.28-2.19) | 1.94 (1.47-2.55) |
Age | 1.78 (1.23-2.56) | 1.51 (1.13-2.02) | 1.61 (1.20-2.18) | |
Age, SES, lifestyle, dental anxiety, co-morbidity | 1.67 (1.10-2.55) | 1.48 (1.05-2.07) | 1.60 (1.13-2.28) | |
No of restored teeth* (continuous variable) | Crude | 0.96 (0.93-0.98) | 0.98 (0.96-1.00) | 0.97 (0.95-0.99) |
Age | 0.96 (0.94-0.99) | 0.99 (0.96-1.01) | 0.97 (0.95-0.99) | |
Age, SES, lifestyle, dental anxiety, co-morbidity | 0.97 (0.94-1.00) | 0.99 (0.96-1.01) | 0.98 (0.95-1.00) | |
Teeth with carious lesions* (yes, reference: no) | Crude | 1.02 (0.63-1.65) | 1.37 (0.92-2.01) | 1.25 (0.85-1.84) |
Age | 0.98 (0.60-1.59) | 1.32 (0.90-1.95) | 1.19 (0.80-1.75) | |
Age, SES, lifestyle, dental anxiety, co-morbidity | 0.78 (0.45-1.36) | 1.34 (0.86-2.11) | 0.81 (0.51-1.28) | |
Latest dental visit (≥1 year, reference: <1 year) | Crude | 1.76 (1.21-2.56) | 1.23 (0.88-1.71) | 1.58 (1.14-2.19) |
Age | 1.63 (1.12-2.38) | 1.13 (0.81-1.58) | 1.41 (1.02-1.97) | |
Age, SES, lifestyle, dental anxiety, co-morbidity | 1.42 (0.91-2.22) | 1.18 (0.79-1.76) | 1.29 (0.87-1.92) | |
Dental visit habits (<once a year, reference: ≥once a year) | Crude | 1.83 (1.23-2.71) | 1.29 (0.90-1.85) | 1.96 (1.39-2.75) |
Age | 1.64 (1.10-2.46) | 1.16 (0.81-1.67) | 1.70 (1.20-2.41) | |
Age, SES, lifestyle, dental anxiety, co-morbidity | 1.28 (0.79-2.09) | 1.20 (0.77-1.86) | 1.51 (0.99-2.31) | |
Xerostomia (≥6 months, reference: <6 months) | Crude | 1.67 (1.19-2.35) | 1.37 (1.02-1.83) | 1.60 (1.20-2.14) |
Age | 1.55 (1.09-2.19) | 1.26 (0.94-1.70) | 1.43 (1.06-1.92) | |
Age, SES, lifestyle, dental anxiety, co-morbidity | 1.33 (0.90-1.98) | 1.04 (0.75-1.45) | 1.20 (0.86-1.68) | |
Masticatory function (poor, reference: acceptable) | Crude | 1.29 (0.87-1.91) | 1.06 (0.76-1.47) | 1.11 (0.79-1.55) |
Age | 1.23 (0.83-1.83) | 1.01 (0.73-1.41) | 1.04 (0.74-1.46) | |
Age, SES, lifestyle, dental anxiety, co-morbidity | 1.16 (0.73-1.83) | 0.85 (0.58-1.25) | 0.94 (0.63-1.40) |