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Table 6 Bivariate analyses for prevalence of impacts (‘fairly often’ or ‘very often’) for community residents

From: Oral health-related quality of life in an aging Canadian population

Characteristic

% (N)

 

No Impacts

1+ Impacts

P-value

Age (yrs)

   

 45 – 64

71.2 (448)

28.8 (181)

0.009

 65 and over

78.0 (391)

22.0 (110)

 

Community Type

   

 Urban

79.2 (529)

20.8 (139)

< 0.001

 Rural

67.1 (310)

32.9 (152)

 

Sex

   

 Male

78.3 (328)

21.7 (91)

0.017

 Female

71.9 (511)

28.1 (200)

 

Education Level

   

 More than high school

78.3 (508)

21.7 (141)

< 0.001

 High school or less

68.6 (328)

31.4 (150)

 

Annual Household Income

   

 More than $30,000

77.0 (476)

23.0 (142)

< 0.001

 Less than $30,000

64.2 (154)

35.8 (86)

 

Dental Insurance

   

 Yes

75.9 (431)

24.1 (137)

0.278

 No

73.1 (404)

26.9 (149)

 

Country of Birth

   

 Canada

74.8 (761)

25.2 (256)

0.341

 Other

70.6 (77)

29.4 (32)

 

Frequency of Dental Visits

   

 1+ times per year

77.7 (608)

22.3 (174)

< 0.001

 < 1 time per year

65.6 (219)

34.4 (115)

 

Dentate Status

   

 Dentate

76.3 (524)

23.7 (163)

0.169

 Edentulous

68.3 (41)

31.7 (19)

 

Smoking Frequency

   

 Occasionally or not at all

75.8 (747)

24.2 (238)

0.003

 Daily

64.3 (92)

35.7 (51)

 

Oral Pain

   

 No

82.8 (408)

17.2 (85)

< 0.001

 Yes

61.8 (157)

38.2 (97)

 

Perceived General Health

   

 Excellent/ very good/ good

77.9 (740)

22.1 (210)

< 0.001

 Fair or poor

55.0 (99)

45.0 (81)

 

Perceived Mouth Health

   

 Excellent/ very good/ good

79.7 (730)

20.3 (186)

< 0.001

 Fair or poor

50.7 (108)

49.3 (105)

 

Satisfaction with Teeth or Dentures

   

Satisfied

79.5 (768)

20.5 (198)

< 0.001

Dissatisfied

42.9 (70)

57.1 (93)

 

Perceived Quality of Life

   

Excellent/ very good/ good

76.5 (803)

23.5 (246)

< 0.001

Fair or poor

44.4 (36)

55.6 (45)