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Table 5 Poisson regression between total OIDP score, functional and social and psychological domains with exploratory variables (n = 1332)

From: Key factors associated with oral health-related quality of life in Sri Lankan adolescents: a cross sectional study

Variable

Total OIDP score

Functional domain

Social & psychological domain

Exp (β)

95% CI

P

Exp (β)

95% CI

p

Exp (β)

95% CI

p

Gender

 Female

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

 Male

0.89

0.83–0.95

 < 0.001

0.84

0.75–0.95

0.007

0.91

0.84–0.98

0.016

Age

1.12

1.09–1.15

 < 0.001

1.15

1.10–1.21

 < 0.001

1.10

1.07–1.14

 < 0.001

Mother’s education

 Elementary/middle school (up to O/L)

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

 High school (up to graduate)

1.13

1.06–1.21

 < 0.001

1.04

0.92–1.18

0.465

1.17

1.08–1.26

 < 0.001

Family income

 1st tertile (≥ Rs. 25,000.00)

1.22

1.11–1.35

 < 0.001

1.22

1.00–1.47

0.041

1.23

1.09–1.38

 < 0.001

 2nd tertile (< Rs. 25,000.00 to > 50,000.00)

0.99

0.89–1.10

0.935

1.04

0.85–1.26

0.69

0.98

0.87–1.11

0.823

 3rd tertile (≤ Rs. 50,000.00)

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Oral health care seeking pattern

 Infrequent

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

 Frequent

0.80

0.74–0.86

 < 0.001

0.73

0.63–0.84

 < 0.001

0.82

0.75–0.90

 < 0.001

Frequency of daily tooth brushing

 Once

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

 Twice or more

1.19

1.11–1.27

 < 0.001

1.33

1.17–1.51

 < 0.001

1.14

1.05–1.23

0.001

Consumption pattern of sugary items

 Occasional

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

 Regular

1.11

1.04–1.14

 < 0.001

1.18

1.10–1.21

 < 0.001

1.02

1.004–1.11

 < 0.001

Consumption pattern of fruits

 Occasional

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

 Regular

0.99

0.93–1.06

0.951

0.88

0.78–1.003

0.055

1.04

0.96–1.12

0.305

Bleeding gums

 Absent

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

 Present

1.04

0.95–1.14

0.377

0.91

0.77–1.08

0.327

1.09

0.98–1.22

0.094

Tooth pocketing

 Absent

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

 Present

0.96

0.75- 1.22

0.755

0.91

0.60–1.39

0.681

0.98

0.73–1.33

0.936

Dental trauma

 Present

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

 Absent

0.79

0.66–0.96

0.018

0.93

0.64–1.36

0.732

0.75

0.60–0.93

0.009

Dento facial anomaly

 Present

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

 Absent

0.74

0.69–0.80

 < 0.001

0.63

0.55–0.72

 < 0.001

0.79

0.73–0.87

 < 0.001

Number of decayed teeth

1.07

1.05–1.10

 < 0.001

1.12

1.07–1.17

 < 0.001

1.06

1.03–1.09

 < 0.001

Number of missing teeth due to caries

1.07

1.004–1.15

0.039

1.15

1.01–1.31

0.032

1.05

0.96–1.14

0.247

Number of filled teeth due to caries

1.07

1.03–1.10

 < 0.001

1.03

0.96–1.10

0.391

1.08

1.04–1.12

 < 0.001

Debris index (DI)

0.93

0.84–1.02

0.166

0.78

0.64–0.94

0.012

1.002

0.89–1.12

0.969

Calculus index (CI)

1.09

0.97–1.22

0.143

1.27

1.02–1.58

0.033

1.02

0.89–1.17

0.752