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Table 3 Adjusted association between various characteristics and last dental visit > 12 months among Canadian adults from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) at CLSA follow-up 1 (2015–2018)

From: Barriers to oral care: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian longitudinal study on aging (CLSA)

Characteristics

Last Dental Visit (Weighted %)

Adjusted OR1 (95% CI)

≤ 12 months

> 12 months

Age group

   

 46–54

 55–64

 65–74

 75–92

88.1%

87.6%

83.7%

78.0%

11.9%

12.4%

16.3%

22.0%

1.00

0.75 (0.67–0.85)

0.55 (0.49–0.62)

0.56 (0.49–0.64)

Sex

   

 Female

 Male

86.1%

84.0%

13.9%

16.0%

0.63 (0.58–0.68)

1.00

Household Income

   

 <$50,000

 $50,000-$100,000

 >$100,0000

71.1%

86.5%

93.6%

28.9%

13.5%

6.4%

3.07 (2.74–3.44)

1.77 (1.60–1.97)

1.00

Education

   

 Less than post-secondary

 Post-secondary

76.3%

88.1%

23.7%

11.9%

1.53 (1.41–1.65)

1.00

Residence

   

 Rural

 Urban

80.5%

86.2%

19.5%

13.8%

1.09 (0.98–1.21)

1.00

Smoking Status

   

 None

 Occasional

 Daily

86.2%

85.2%

67.9%

13.8%

14.8%

32.1%

1.00

1.28 (0.96–1.70)

1.84 (1.61–2.11)

Mood Disorder

   

 No

 Yes

85.2%

84.7%

14.8%

15.3%

1.00

0.97 (0.88–1.08)

Anxiety

   

 No

 Yes

85.3%

83.0%

14.7%

17.0%

1.00

1.08 (0.95–1.23)

Memory problem or dementia/Alzheimer’s

   

 No

 Yes

85.2%

78.3%

14.8%

21.7%

1.00

1.07 (0.85–1.36)

Chronic conditions

   

 No

 One or more

87.3%

84.8%

12.7%

15.2%

1.00

0.99 (0.86–1.14)

Social Support

   

 No

 Yes

79.8%

86.5%

20.2%

13.5%

1.14 (1.04–1.25)

1.00

Edentulous

   

 No

 Yes

89.0%

35.1%

11.0%

64.9%

1.00

9.95 (8.90-11.13)

Dental Insurance

   

 No

 Yes

75.3%

91.6%

24.7%

8.4%

2.61 (2.41–2.83)

1.00

  1. 1. Adjusted for all covariates in the table (age group, sex, household income, education, residence, smoking status, mood disorder, anxiety, memory problem or dementia/Alzheimer’s, chronic condition, social support, edentulous and dental insurance)