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Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression of common risk factors associated with edentulism, adults aged 50+ years in China, Ghana, India and South Africa and pooled, SAGE Wave 1 (weighted)

From: Common risk factors and edentulism in adults, aged 50 years and over, in China, Ghana, India and South Africa: results from the WHO Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)

China

Ghana

India

South Africa

Pooled data

Variable

OR (95 % CI)

p-value

OR (95 % CI)

p-value

OR (95 % CI)

p-value

OR (95 % CI)

p-value

OR (95 % CI)

p-value

Sex

 Male

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Female

1.09 (0.86–1.37)

0.477

1.56 (1.01–2.42)

0.044

1.01 (0.67–1.52)

0.959

1.07 (0.66–1.74)

0.789

0.96 (0.77–1.20)

0.716

Age group

 50–59

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 60–69

2.80 (2.25–3.50)

<0.001

1.16 (0.62–2.20)

0.635

1.51 (1.20–1.92)

0.001

1.45 (0.86–2.43)

0.162

2.03 (1.74–2.36)

<0.001

 70–79

6.74 (5.22–8.70)

<0.001

1.73 (0.83–3.59)

0.140

3.80 (2.84–5.09)

<0.001

1.70 (0.98–2.96)

0.059

4.94 (4.10–5.96)

<0.001

 80+

14.89 (10.88–20.37)

<0.001

5.25 (2.80–9.83)

<0.001

3.59 (2.50–5.16)

<0.001

2.89 (1.29–6.45)

0.010

7.67 (5.93–9.91)

<0.001

Residence

 Urban

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Rural

1.36 (1.09–1.69)

0.007

0.53 (0.31–0.91)

0.022

0.70 (0.45–1.08)

0.110

0.52 (0.30–0.90)

0.021

1.01 (0.77–1.32)

0.964

Education

 No schooling

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Primary

0.82 (0.67–1.00)

0.048

1.05 (0.44–2.53)

0.915

0.94 (0.72–1.22)

0.637

2.32 (1.31–4.12)

0.004

0.88 (0.75–1.03)

0.105

 Secondary

0.57 (0.44–0.75)

<0.001

0.98 (0.51–1.90)

0.960

0.76 (0.56–1.03)

0.081

2.82 (1.52–5.21)

0.001

0.58 (0.48–0.71)

<0.001

 University

0.31 (0.18–0.53)

<0.001

1.31 (0.38–4.54)

0.665

0.60 (0.33–1.12)

0.107

1.29 (0.36–4.58)

0.693

0.44 (0.28–0.68)

<0.001

Wealth quintile

 1 (lowest)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 2

0.89 (0.71–1.12)

0.317

0.87 (0.41–1.84)

0.714

0.91 (0.65–1.28)

0.586

1.68 (0.68–4.10)

0.258

0.85 (0.70–1.03)

0.100

 3

1.03 (0.84–1.27)

0.752

1.17 (0.56–2.45)

0.675

0.93 (0.66–1.29)

0.651

1.47 (0.61–3.57)

0.389

0.94 (0.78–1.13)

0.497

 4

0.76 (0.60–0.94)

0.015

0.80 (0.37–1.70)

0.553

1.08 (0.74–1.57)

0.703

1.61 (0.71–3.67)

0.256

0.83 (0.67–1.03)

0.094

 5 (highest)

0.68 (0.52–0.90)

0.007

0.94 (0.41–2.16)

0.890

0.99 (0.69–1.44)

0.974

2.78 (1.16–6.70)

0.022

0.82 (0.65–1.02)

0.076

Smoking

 Non-smoker

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Daily smoker

1.18 (0.89–1.57)

0.237

1.11 (0.53–2.35)

0.778

0.95 (0.75–1.21)

0.674

2.24 (1.22–4.13)

0.010

0.97 (0.80–1.16)

0.714

 Nondaily smoke

0.64 (0.38–1.07)

0.086

0.38 (0.05–2.81)

0.340

1.24 (0.74–2.08)

0.413

0.22 (0.04–1.15)

0.073

0.91 (0.62–1.34)

0.636

 Former smoker

1.57 (1.10–2.25)

0.015

1.86 (0.79–4.40)

0.157

1.29 (0.83–1.99)

0.260

1.81 (0.86–3.79)

0.118

1.36 (1.05–1.77)

0.020

Alcohol use

 Drinker

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Non-drinker

1.17 (0.98–1.40)

0.088

1.09 (0.70–1.69)

0.701

1.65 (1.11–2.46)

0.014

1.24 (0.57–2.70)

0.595

1.32 (1.08–1.60)

0.006

Nutrition

 Inadequate

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Adequate

0.68 (0.53–0.87)

0.003

1.05 (0.65–1.69)

0.846

1.31 (0.83–2.08)

0.243

0.68 (0.42–1.10)

0.114

0.82 (0.63–1.05)

0.113

Chronic conditions

 Angina

1.12 (0.80–1.57)

0.498

2.86 (1.19–6.84)

0.019

0.89 (0.50–1.59)

0.705

1.23 (0.67–2.26)

0.495

1.07 (0.81–1.42)

0.629

 Diabetes

0.93 (0.69–1.27)

0.659

2.57 (1.19–5.59)

0.017

1.46 (0.92–2.31)

0.111

1.24 (0.69–2.24)

0.472

1.24 (0.93–1.65)

0.143

 Hypertension

1.22 (0.98–1.52)

0.074

0.57 (0.24–1.31)

0.184

0.79 (0.57–1.09)

0.145

2.75 (1.72–4.38)

<0.001

1.10 (0.92–1.31)

0.305

Country

 China

        

1

 

 Ghana

        

0.21 (0.15–0.28)

<0.001

 India

        

1.51 (1.14–1.99)

0.004

 South Africa

        

0.86 (0.62–1.18)

0.349