Table 3 Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals from a fully adjusted multinomial logistic regression for the relation between self-reported oral health and diabetes complications

 Good to excellent

–

–

 Poor to fair

0.81, 1.51

1.11, 1.61

Age

0.99, 1.02

1.01, 1.03

 Male

–

–

 Female

1.00, 1.01

0.99, 0.99

 White

–

–

 Ethnic minority

0.73, 1.70

0.58, 0.99

 Quintile 1

0.21, 0.55

0.71, 1.25

 Quintile 2

0.19, 0.49

0.80, 1.46

 Quintile 3

0.22, 0.54

0.54, 0.89

 Quintile 4

0.30, 0.71

0.81, 1.33

 Quintile 5

–

–

  < Diploma

1.85, 3.10

1.28, 2.03

 Diploma

1.04, 2.24

1.37, 2.10

 Post-secondary

–

–

 Urban

–

–

 Rural

0.84, 1.65

1.26, 1.74

Chronic disease

0.81, 1.36

1.15, 1.59

BMI

0.98, 1.02

1.00, 1.02

DM duration

1.18, 1.25

1.01, 1.04

 Excellent

–

–

 Very good

0.04, 5.19

0.57, 1.20

 Good

0.09, 12.64

0.60, 1.26

 Fair

0.11, 15.78

0.78, 1.59

 Poor

0.14, 22.56

1.01, 2.33

 Current

1.08, 2.88

0.90, 1.51

 Former

0.77, 1.46

0.76, 1.07

 Never smoked

–

–

 0/year

1.19, 2.39

1.04, 1.55

 1–2 Visits/year

1.62, 2.44

0.84, 1.31

  > 2 Visits/year

–

–

 Regular

0.40, 2.75

0.40, 1.00

 Occasionally

0.69, 4.75

0.53, 1.41

 Former

0.57, 3.59

0.41, 1.01

 Never drank

–

–

 General Physician

0.18, 2.94

0.20, 0.70

 Specialist

0.67, 3.45

0.99, 1.87

 GP + SP

–

–