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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression (N = 2742) with the dental anxiety (DA) extreme group as the dependent variable (no DA = 0; extreme DA = 1)

From: Associations between dental anxiety, sense of coherence, oral health-related quality of life and health behaviour – a national Swedish cross-sectional survey

Independent variable

OR

95 % CI

p

Female gender

3.43

2.31 – 5.10

< .001

Age (years)

0.99

0.98 – 1.00

.015

Low SOC

1.54

0.95 – 2.51

.081

Low OHRQoL

2.67

1.73 – 4.13

< .001

Irregular dental care

3.75

2.46 – 5.70

< .001

Daily smoking

3.98

2.65 – 5.98

< .001

  1. Independent variables: gender, age, sense of coherence (SOC), oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), regularity of dental care and smoking