Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study sample regarding self-rated oral health and OIDP; ELSA Wave 3 (n = 6790)
Variables | Total N (%) | Good self-rated oral health N (%) | Poor self-rated oral health N (%) | No oral impacts |  ≥ 1 oral impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||||
 50–64 | 3876 (57.1) | 3138 (81.0) | 738 (19.0) * | 3563 (92.4) | 291 (7.6) |
 65–74 | 1821 (26.8) | 1530 (84.0) | 291 (16.0) | 1649 (91.2) | 159 (8.8) |
  ≥ 75 | 1093 (16.1) | 928 (84.9) | 165 (15.1) | 991 (91.1) | 97 (8.9) |
Sex | |||||
 Male | 2977 (43.8) | 2424 (81.4) | 553 (18.6) | 2722 (92.1) | 233 (7.9) |
 Female | 3813 (56.2) | 3172 (83.2) | 641 (16.8) | 3481 (91.7) | 314 (8.3) |
Current marital status | |||||
 Married/Partner | 3833 (56.5) | 3243 (84.6) | 590 (15.4) * | 3530 (92.7) | 276 (7.3) * |
 Single/Divorced/Widowed | 2957 (43.5) | 2353 (79.6) | 604 (20.4) | 2673 (90.8) | 271 (9.2) |
Education | |||||
 University degree or equivalent | 1287 (19.0) | 1102 (85.6) | 185 (14.4) * | 1203 (93.7) | 81 (6.3) * |
 Less than university | 2462 (36.4) | 2055 (83.5) | 407 (16.5) | 2253 (92.0) | 196 (8.0) |
 No professional qualification | 3023 (44.6) | 2423 (80.2) | 600 (19.8) | 2733 (91.1) | 267 (8.9) |
Smoking status | |||||
 Current smoker | 976 (15.4) | 710 (72.7) | 266 (27.3) * | 839 (86.2) | 134 (13.8) * |
 Not current smoker | 5362 (84.6) | 4504 (84.0) | 858 (16.0) | 4944 (92.6) | 393 (7.4) |
Frequency of alcohol consumption | |||||
 Never/rarely | 1455 (24.9) | 1143 (78.6) | 312 (21.4) * | 1303 (89.6) | 152 (10.4) * |
 Occasional | 726 (12.4) | 594 (81.8) | 132 (18.2) | 665 (91.6) | 61 (8.4) |
 1–4 times/week | 2282 (39.0) | 1929 (84.5) | 353 (15.5) | 2143 (93.9) | 139 (6.1) |
  ≥ 5 times/week | 1385 (23.7) | 1202 (86.8) | 183 (13.2) | 1289 (93.1) | 96 (6.9) |
Physical activity | |||||
 Sedentary/low | 1740 (25.7) | 1344 (77.2) | 396 (22.8) * | 1511 (87.7) | 211 (12.3) * |
 Moderate | 3574 (52.7) | 2960 (82.8) | 614 (17.2) | 3294 (92.6) | 262 (7.4) |
 High | 1469 (21.7) | 1287 (87.6) | 182 (12.4) | 1392 (95.0) | 74 (5.0) |
CVD | |||||
 Yes | 1880 (27.7) | 1483 (78.9) | 397 (21.1) * | 1667 (89.3) | 200 (10.7) * |
 No | 4910 (72.3) | 4113 (83.8) | 797 (16.2) | 4536 (92.9) | 347 (7.1) |
Diabetes | |||||
 Yes | 583 (8.6) | 446 (76.5) | 137 (23.5) * | 519 (90.3) | 56 (9.7) |
 No | 6207 (91.4) | 5150 (83.0) | 1057 (17.0) | 5684 (92.0) | 491 (8.0) |
Depressive symptoms | |||||
 CES-D < 4 | 4817 (87.1) | 4115 (85.4) | 702 (14.6) * | 4514 (93.7) | 303 (6.3) * |
 CES-D ≥ 4 | 714 (12.9) | 496 (59.5) | 218 (30.5) | 580 (81.2) | 134 (18.8) |