Table 2 Determinants of quality of life
From: Oral health and quality of life: findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe
Independent variables | Outcome measure: quality of life |
|---|---|
Absence of at least one natural tooth (Refence category: Presence of all natural teeth) | − 0.22*** (0.05) |
Age in years | − 0.00* (0.00) |
Gender: Female (Reference category: Male) | 0.52*** (0.04) |
Marital status: married and living together with spouse; registered partnership (Reference category: Other†) | 0.55*** (0.05) |
Household net income (per year) in 1000 Euro | 0.00* (0.00) |
Education | |
Medium educational level (Reference category: low educational level) | 1.26*** (0.05) |
High educational level | 1.41*** (0.06) |
Currently smoking (Reference category: yes) | 0.13*** (0.01) |
Functional impairment | − 1.20*** (0.07) |
Self-rated health (from 1 = “excellent” to 5 = “poor”) | − 1.54*** (0.02) |
Depressive symptoms | − 1.12*** (0.01) |
Chronic conditions | − 0.08*** (0.02) |
Constant | 43.91*** (0.20) |
Observations | 59,058 |
R2 | 0.41 |