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Table 3 Fully adjusted multilevel prevalence ratios for the longest job in each sex

From: Association between the longest job and oral health: Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study project cross-sectional study

 

Poor oral health status

Poor oral health behavior

Longest job in each sex

Having 19 or less teeth

Denture/bridge non-user in subjects with 19 or less teeth

Subjective poor oral health

No dental visit for treatment

Interdental brush/dental floss non-user in subjects with 10 or more teeth

PR

95% CI

PR

95% CI

PR

95% CI

PR

95% CI

PR

95% CI

Male

          

  Administrative

1.01

(0.92-1.10)

1.00

(0.84-1.20)

0.85

(0.74-0.97)*

0.91

(0.82-1.01)

1.02

(0.89-1.17)

  Clerical

1.02

(0.93-1.12)

0.88

(0.73-1.06)

0.92

(0.80-1.05)

0.94

(0.84-1.05)

1.04

(0.91-1.20)

  Sales/service

1.11

(1.02-1.21)*

1.08

(0.93-1.26)

0.98

(0.86-1.10)

0.97

(0.88-1.07)

1.08

(0.95-1.24)

  Skilled/labor

1.07

(1.00-1.15)

1.11

(0.98-1.27)

1.08

(0.98-1.20)

1.13

(1.04-1.23)**

1.08

(0.96-1.22)

  Agriculture/forestry/fishery

1.15

(1.06-1.26)**

1.18

(1.01-1.36)*

1.10

(0.96-1.25)

1.10

(1.00-1.22)

1.21

(1.03-1.43)*

  Others

1.07

(0.98-1.16)

1.23

(1.06-1.42)**

1.05

(0.93-1.18)

1.08

(0.97-1.19)

1.15

(0.99-1.32)

  No occupation

1.09

(0.89-1.34)

1.31

(0.94-1.82)

1.41

(1.06-1.87)*

1.30

(1.03-1.64)*

1.32

(0.91-1.93)

Female

          

  Administrative

1.16

(0.93-1.45)

1.00

(0.66-1.54)

0.94

(0.64-1.38)

1.07

(0.83-1.39)

0.87

(0.53-1.45)

  Clerical

1.01

(0.92-1.11)

0.99

(0.83-1.18)

1.06

(0.92-1.23)

1.04

(0.94-1.16)

0.97

(0.83-1.14)

  Sales/service

1.15

(1.05-1.26)**

0.99

(0.84-1.18)

1.29

(1.12-1.48)***

1.06

(0.96-1.17)

1.15

(0.97-1.35)

  Skilled/labor

1.10

(0.99-1.22)

1.00

(0.82-1.22)

1.13

(0.96-1.33)

1.10

(0.98-1.24)

1.14

(0.94-1.38)

  Agriculture/forestry/fishery

1.21

(1.09-1.34)***

0.95

(0.79-1.15)

1.16

(0.99-1.37)

1.04

(0.93-1.17)

1.25

(1.02-1.53)*

  Others

1.15

(1.05-1.26)**

1.03

(0.87-1.22)

1.18

(1.02-1.36)*

1.06

(0.96-1.18)

1.23

(1.05-1.46)*

  No occupation

1.13

(1.03-1.25)*

1.11

(0.93-1.33)

1.19

(1.02-1.39)*

1.10

(0.99-1.23)

1.14

(0.94-1.37)

  1. PR, prevalence ratio; CI, confidence interval.
  2. Reference: professional/technical.
  3. Adjusted for individual-level age, educational attainment and equivalent income, and municipality-level densities of dentists and population.
  4. *:P < 0.05, **:P < 0.01, ***:P < 0.001.