Table 4 Multiple linear regression model was used to determine possible confounding factors. The participants' OHRQoL and characteristics were entered as dependent and independent variables, respectively (N = 219)
From: Oral health-related quality of life in patients infected with HIV, Iran: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Sum of Squares | Mean Square | F | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 48.01 | 48.01 | 1.49 | 0.223 |
Marital status | 58.77 | 29.38 | 0.91 | 0.403 |
Patient's education | 46.70 | 23.35 | 0.73 | 0.485 |
Patient's job | 165.64 | 82.82 | 2.57 | 0.079 |
Route of HIV transmission | 82.28 | 27.43 | 0.85 | 0.467 |
Smoking cigarette or hookah | 3.38 | 3.38 | 0.10 | 0.746 |
Drinking alcohol | 11.46 | 11.46 | 0.35 | 0.551 |
Addiction to smoked illegal drugs | 3.37 | 3.37 | 0.10 | 0.747 |
Addiction to injected illegal drugs | 7.94 | 7.94 | 0.25 | 0.620 |
Having a previous history of imprisonment | 5.39 | 5.39 | 0.17 | 0.683 |
Age | 42.12 | 42.12 | 1.31 | 0.254 |
Duration of disease | 126.94 | 126.94 | 3.94 | 0.051 |
Number of children | 4.22 | 4.22 | 0.13 | 0.718 |
Edentulous status | 59.44 | 59.44 | 1.85 | 0.176 |
Wearing a partial or complete denture | 925.77 | 925.77 | 28.76 | < 0.001 |