From: Dental caries is associated with severe periodontitis in Chilean adults: a cross-sectional study
Variable | Categories | Periodontitis | |
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Univariable analysis (unadjusted) | |||
OR [CI] | p-value | ||
Age (years) | 1.09 [1.05; 1.14] | < 0.001* | |
Gender (reference = Female) | Male | 1.84 [1.43;2.36] | < 0.01* |
Smoking (reference = non smoker/former smoker) | Smoker | 1.37 [1.07;1.76] | 0.010* |
Education (reference ≤12 years) | > 12 years | 0.76 [0.57;1.02] | 0.078 |
Household income (reference < 286.000 CLP) | ≥ 286.000 | 0.87 [0.67;1.12] | 0.280 |
Diabetes (reference = absence) | Presence | 1.74 [1.01;3.00] | 0.044* |
Caries (reference = no caries) | 1 caries | 1.24 [0.77;2.0] | 0.361 |
2 caries | 1.36 [0.84;2.20] | 0.199 | |
3–4 caries | 1.77 [1.14;2.74] | 0.010* | |
≥ 5 caries | 2.48 [1.67;3.67] | < 0.001* |