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Table 4 Clinical and oral health characteristics

From: Poor mental health days is associated with higher odds of poor oral health outcomes in the BRFSS 2020

 

Last Dental Visit

Tooth Loss

Category

Level

All

More than 1 Year ago or never

Up to 1 Year ago

Chi-square p-value

Lost 6 or more teeth (including all)

Lost less than 6 teeth (including none)

Chi-square p-value

  

n, %

n, %

n, %

NA

n, %

n, %

NA

All

All

379,073, 100%

123,077, 32%

255,996, 68%

63,239, 17%

315,834, 83%

Co-morbidities reported

Current asthma

35,800, 9%

12,992, 11%

22,808, 9%

p < 0.0001

8,259, 13%

27,541, 9%

p < 0.0001

Heart attack

20,209, 5%

9,000, 7%

11,209, 4%

p < 0.0001

8,519, 13%

11,690, 4%

p < 0.0001

Coronary heart disease

20,900, 6%

8,367, 7%

12,533, 5%

p < 0.0001

8,043, 13%

12,857, 4%

p < 0.0001

Stroke

14,266, 4%

6,367, 5%

7,899, 3%

p < 0.0001

5,768, 9%

8,498, 3%

p < 0.0001

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

28,923, 8%

14,094, 11%

14,829, 6%

p < 0.0001

13,733, 22%

15,190, 5%

p < 0.0001

Arthritis

116,068, 31%

39,802, 32%

76,266, 30%

p < 0.0001

33,364, 53%

82,704, 26%

p < 0.0001

Kidney disease

13,885, 4%

5,461, 4%

8,424, 3%

p < 0.0001

4,909, 8%

8,976, 3%

p < 0.0001

Depression

71,327, 19%

28,094, 23%

43,233, 17%

p < 0.0001

16,283, 26%

55,044, 17%

p < 0.0001

Diabetes

48,233, 13%

19,105, 16%

29,128, 11%

p < 0.0001

15,802, 25%

32,431, 10%

p < 0.0001

Skin cancer

34,213, 9%

8,201, 7%

26,012, 10%

p < 0.0001

7,654, 12%

26,559, 8%

p < 0.0001

Other cancer

34,242, 9%

10,572, 9%

23,670, 9%

p < 0.0001

9,513, 15%

24,729, 8%

p < 0.0001

Self-reported general health

Excellent

78,485, 21%

19,193, 16%

59,292, 23%

p < 0.0001

5,215, 8%

73,270, 23%

p < 0.0001

Very Good

132,216, 35%

35,769, 29%

96,447, 38%

14,661, 23%

117,555, 37%

Good

111,808, 29%

40,337, 33%

71,471, 28%

21,991, 35%

89,817, 28%

Fair

42,599, 11%

20,023, 16%

22,576, 9%

14,676, 23%

27,923, 9%

Poor

13,965, 4%

7,755, 6%

6,210, 2%

6,696, 11%

7,269, 2%

Alcohol use

At least one drink in past 30 days

184,278, 49%

52,797, 43%

131,481, 51%

p < 0.0001

20,571, 33%

163,707, 52%

p < 0.0001

No drinks in past 30 days

171,178, 45%

62,261, 51%

108,917, 43%

39,067, 62%

132,111, 42%

Unknown

23,617, 6%

8,019, 7%

15,598, 6%

3,601, 6%

20,016, 6%

Current tobacco use

Current smoker

49,294, 13%

26,155, 21%

23,139, 9%

p < 0.0001

16,188, 26%

33,106, 10%

p < 0.0001

Current oral tobacco use

12,258, 3%

6,013, 5%

6,245, 2%

p < 0.0001

2,168, 3%

10,090, 3%

p < 0.0001

Current health insurance

Yes

345,820, 91%

910, 1%

241,691, 94%

p < 0.0001

1,367, 2%

287,502, 91%

p < 0.0001

Body mass index category

Underweight

5,559, 1%

2,092, 2%

3,467, 1%

p < 0.0001

1,243, 2%

4,316, 1%

p < 0.0001

Normal

104,495, 28%

30,944, 25%

73,551, 29%

15,366, 24%

89,129, 28%

Overweight

122,725, 32%

37,701, 31%

85,024, 33%

19,924, 32%

102,801, 33%

Obese

109,926, 29%

40,573, 33%

69,353, 27%

21,821, 35%

88,105, 28%

Unknown

36,368, 10%

11,767, 10%

24,601, 10%

4,885, 8%

31,483, 10%

Exercise within the last 30 days

Yes

291,135, 77%

243, 0%

207,433, 81%

p < 0.0001

315, 0%

253,289, 80%

p < 0.0001

  1. Chi-square p-values considered statistically significant at α < 0.05. NA Not applicable