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Table 3 Predictors for xerostomia in Lithuanian adults (binary multivariable logistic regression analyses)1

From: Detection of xerostomia, Sicca, and Sjogren’s syndromes in a national sample of adults

Predictors

OUTCOME: Presence of xerostomia No '0' (N = 112), Yes '1' (N = 1291)

Model 1

Nagelkarke R2 = 0.756

Significance: p < 0.001

Model 21

Nagelkarke R2 = 0.761

Significance: p < 0.001

 

Odds Ratio

95% CI

Tolerance

Odds Ratio

95% CI

Tolerance

Socio-demographic factors

Gender

1.1

0.7; 1.6

0.976

1.2

0.8; 1.9

0.878

Age

1.6

1.2; 2.3

0.964

1.7

1.1; 2.6

0.789

Residence

0.3

0.2; 0.4

0.952

3.3

1.6; 5.0

0.934

Education

0.4

0.3; 0.5

0.924

   

Status of general health

Systemic diseases

   

2.5

1.4; 3.3

0.923

Medication use

   

1.4

0.9; 2.2

0.792

Stress

   

1.2

0.7; 2.0

0.943

Body Mass Index

   

0.9

0.6; 1.4

0.903

Smoking

   

0.7

0.4; 1.2

0.917

Alcohol use

   

0.6

0.4; 0.9

0.902

  1. 1 Education was excluded from Model 2 due to the multicollinearity problem