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Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted Poisson regression analyses of the association between clinical, socioeconomic and subjective measures and happiness

From: The influence of normative and subjective oral health status on schoolchildren’s happiness

Variables

Mean SHS score* (SE)

RRunadjusted (95% IC)

RRadjusted (95% IC)

Gender

   

  Female

5.26 (0.06)

     1

 

  Male

5.21(0.05)

0.99 (0.96 – 1.02)

 

Skin color

   

  White

5.27 (0.05)

     1

 

  Non-white

5.11 (0.06)

0.97 (0.94 – 1.00)

 

Household income

   

  >1.6 BMW**

5.15 (0.05)

     1

 

  ≤1.6 BMW**

5.35 (0.06)

0.96 (0.94 – 0.99)

 

Mother’s schooling

   

  ≥8 years

5.32 (0.04)

     1

 

  <8 years

5.11 (0.06)

0.96 (0.93 – 0.99)

 

Father’s schooling

   

  ≥8 years

5.30 (0.06)

     1

 

  <8 years

5.16 (0.06)

0.97 (0.94 – 1.01)

 

Household overcrownding

   

  1 room or more/person

5.32 (0.04)

     1

    1

  Less than 1 room/person

5.06 (0.06)

0.95 (0.93 – 0.97)

0.96 (0.93 – 0.98)

Visited a dentist in the last 6 months

   

  Yes

5.31 (0.04)

     1

 

  No

5.17 (0.05)

0.97 (0.96 – 0.99)

 

Cavittaed carious lesions

   

  Without

5.29 (0.05)

     1

    1

  With

5.16 (0.04)

0.97 (0.96 – 0.99)

0.98 (0.97 – 0.99)

Traumatic dental injury

   

  Without

5.24 (0.05)

     1

    1

  With

5.22 (0.06)

0.99 (0.97 – 1.02)

0.99 (0.97 – 1.01)

Malocclusion

   

  Without

5.29 (0.05)

     1

    1

  With

5.16 (0.04)

0.97 (0.96 – 0.99)

0.98 (0.96 – 0.99)

Gingival bleeding

   

  <15% sites

5.26 (0.04)

     1

    1

  ≥15% sites

5.16 (0.07)

0.98 (0.95 – 1.00)

0.98 (0.96 – 1.01)

CPQ11–14 – ISF:16

   

  Never/once/twice/sometimes

5.38 (0.05)

     1

    1

  Often/every day/almost every day

5.07 (0.04)

0.94 (0.93 – 0.96)

0.95 (0.93 – 0.97)

  1. *Taking into account the sampling weight.
  2. **BMW: Brazilian minimum wage (approximately U$ 450 during the data gathering).