Table 1 Estimated unadjusted Odds Ratios (OR) from first level variables for dental pain
From: Social capital and dental pain in Brazilian northeast: a multilevel cross-sectional study
Dental Pain | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | OR | 95% CI* | P | |
n = 167 | n = 457 | ||||
Socio-demographic characteristics | |||||
Age group, n (%) | |||||
Adolescents (15–19 years) | 106 (63.5) | 269 (58.9) | 1 | ||
Adults (35–44 years) | 52 (31.1) | 143 (31.3) | 0.92 | 0.62-1.32 | 0.686 |
Elderly (65–74 years) | 9 (5.4) | 45 (9.8) | 0.51 | 0.24-1.07 | 0.076 |
Sex, n (%) | |||||
Male | 52 (31.1) | 180 (39.4) | 1 | ||
Female | 115 (68.9) | 277 (60.6) | 1.44 | 0.98-2.10 | 0.060 |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |||||
White | 39 (23.4) | 113 (24.7) | 1 | ||
Brown | 118 (70.6) | 313 (68.5) | 1.09 | 0.72-1.66 | 0.681 |
Black | 10 (6.0) | 31 (6.8) | 0.93 | 0.42-2.08 | 0.869 |
Years of schooling, n (%) | |||||
≥ 9 | 48 (28.8) | 177 (38.7) | 1 | ||
5-8 | 74 (44.3) | 176 (38.5) | 1.55 | 1.02-2.36 | 0.040 |
≤ 4 | 45 (26.9) | 104 (22.8) | 1.60 | 0.99-2.56 | 0.053 |
Family Income, n (%)a | |||||
≤ $430 | 11 (7.5) | 37 (9.5) | 1 | ||
$431-860 | 50 (34.2) | 95 (24.4) | 1.77 | 0.83-3.77 | 0.138 |
$861 to 2,580 | 74 (50.8) | 205 (52.5) | 1.21 | 0.59-2.50 | 0.599 |
> $ 2,580 | 11 (7.5) | 53 (13.6) | 0.70 | 0.27-1.78 | 0.451 |
Sanitation conditions, n (%)b | |||||
Water supply inside house | 147 (88.6) | 415 (91.0) | 1 | ||
No water supply/outside house | 19 (11.4) | 41 (9.0) | 1.31 | 0.74-2.33 | 0.360 |
Oral health-related behaviors | |||||
Frequency of sweet intake, n(%)c | |||||
Never | 22 (13.3) | 57 (12.5) | 1 | ||
1-3 days per week | 86 (51.8) | 231 (50.9) | 0.97 | 0.56-1.67 | 0.898 |
≥ 4 days per week | 58 (34.9) | 166 (36.6) | 0.91 | 0.51-1.61 | 0.735 |
Frequency of tooth brushing, n(%) | |||||
≥ 3 times per day | 91 (54.5) | 288 (63.0) | 1 | ||
2 times per day | 60 (35.9) | 139 (30.4) | 1.36 | 0.93-2.01 | 0.111 |
1 time per day | 16 (9.6) | 30 (6.6) | 1.69 | 0.88-3.24 | 0.115 |
Use of dental services | |||||
Utilization of dental care, n(%) | |||||
No | 3 (1.8) | 19 (4.4) | 1 | ||
Yes | 164 (98.2) | 437 (95.6) | 3.78 | 0.87-16.33 | 0.075 |
Last dental visit, n (%) | |||||
<1 year | 110 (65.9) | 235 (51.4) | 1 | ||
≥1 years | 54 (32.3) | 203 (44.4) | 0.57 | 0.39-0.83 | 0.003 |
Never | 3 (1.8) | 19 (4.2) | 0.34 | 0.10-1.16 | 0.085 |
Oral health measures | |||||
Self-perceived oral health, n(%) | |||||
Excellent/Good | 31 (18.6) | 175 (38.3) | 1 | ||
Fair/Poor/Very Poor | 136 (81.4) | 282 (61.7) | 2.72 | 1.76-4.20 | <0.001 |
N decayed teeth, mean ± SD | 5.5 (4.5) | 2.5 (3.2) | 1.22 | 1.16-1.29 | <0.001 |