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Table 2 Toothache and independent variables.

From: Toothache and associated factors in Brazilian adults: a cross-sectional population-based study

Levels

Variables

Model 1* PR (95% CI)

Model 2* PR (95% CI)

Model 3* PR (95% CI)

Model 4* PR (95% CI)

1

Sex

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

  
 

Male

1.0

1.0

  
 

Female

1.6 (1.3;2.0)

1.6 (1.3;2.0)

  
 

Age groups-years

p = 0.004

p = 0.001

  
 

20 – 29

1.0

1.0

  
 

30 – 39

0.9 (0.7;1.1)

0.9 (0.7;1.1)

  
 

40 – 49

0.6 (0.4;0.8)

0.5 (0.4;0.7)

  
 

50 – 59

0.6 (0.4;0.9)

0.5 (0.3;0.8)

  
 

Skin colour

p = 0.001

p = 0.003

  
 

White

1.0

1.0

  
 

Lighter-skinned blacks

1.3 (0.9;1.7)

1.2 (0.9;1.6)

  
 

Dark skinned blacks

1.5 (1.2;2.0)

1.5 (1.1;1.9)

  
 

Yellow

1.5 (0.9;2.6)

1.4 (0.7;2.6)

  
 

Amerindian

1.4 (0.7;3.1)

1.6 (0.7;3.4)

  

2

Per capita income-BMW a

p < 0.001

 

p = 0.002

 
 

1,59 – 19,74

1.0

 

1.0

 
 

0,89 – 1,58

1.5 (1.0;2.2)

 

1.3 (0.9;1.9)

 
 

0,60 – 0,88

1.6 (1.0;2.2)

 

1.2 (0.9;1.7)

 
 

0,02 – 0,50

2.4 (1.7;3.4)

 

1.7 (1.2;2.3)

 
 

Educational attainment-years

p < 0.001

 

p = 0.083

 
 

≥ 12

1.0

 

1.0

 
 

9 – 11

1.4 (1.1;2.0)

 

1.2 (0.9;1.7)

 
 

5 – 8

1.5 (1.7;2.0)

 

1.4 (0.9;2.0)

 
 

≤ 4

1.8 (1.2;2.7)

 

1.6 (0.9;2.7)

 

3

CAGE score

p = 0.156

  

p = 0.004

 

0

1.0

  

1.0

 

≥ 1

1.0 (0.9;1.1)

  

1.4 (1.1;1.9)

 

Smoking status

p < 0.001

  

p < 0.001

 

Never smoked

1.0

  

1.0

 

Ex-smoked

1.2 (1.0;1.6)

  

1.3 (1.0;1.6)

 

Current smoker

1.7 (1.4;2.1)

  

1.5 (1.2;1.9)

 

Consumption of cigarettes- Package year

p < 0.001

   
 

Never smoker

1.0

  

**

 

< 10

1.9 (1.4;2.6)

   
 

≥ 10

1.6 (1.3;2.0)

   
 

Type of dental service in the last attendance

p = 0.049

   
 

Private

1.0

  

**

 

SUS – public

1.9 (1.5;2.4)

   
 

Others

0.9 (0.6;1.3)

   
 

Use of dental service in the last year

p < 0.001

  

p < 0.001

 

Yes

1.0

  

1.0

 

No

0.5 (0.4;0.7)

  

0.5 (0.4;0.6)

  1. a Brazilian Minimum Wage (worth of US$ 200,00).
  2. *Model 1 – crude unadjusted analysis.
  3. *Model 2 – variables in the block 1 adjusted for variables in the same level.
  4. *Model 3 – variables in the block 2 adjusted for variables in the same level and the levels above.
  5. *Model 4 – variables in the block 3 adjusted for variables in the same level and the levels above.
  6. **excluded due lost the statistical significance.
  7. All analysis were adjusted for the clustered sampling design and by the number of teeth.
  8. p value = Wald test.
  9. Poisson regression analysis (Prevalence ratio – PR and confidence intervals- 95% CI). Lages-SC, Brazil, 2007.