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Table 3 Association between oral health impacts and SF-8 summary scores, Thai Cohort Study 2005-9

From: Longitudinal associations between oral health impacts and quality of life among a national cohort of Thai adults

Age

Oral health impacts in 2005*

2009 SF-8 Coefficients and adjusted mean scores** [95% Confidence Intervals]

Physical Component Summary

Mental Component Summary

Coefficients

Adjusted means

Coefficients

Adjusted means

<40

     
 

0 (reference)

 

50.5 [49.8-51.1]

 

43.2 [42.4-44.0]

 

1 impact

-1.26[-1.44, -1.08]

49.2 [48.4-50.1]

-2.27 [-2.49, -2.05]

40.9 [39.9-42.0]

 

2 impacts

-1.90[-2.17, -1.63]

48.6 [47.7-49.5]

-2.96 [-3.30, -2.63]

40.3 [39.1-41.4]

 

3 impacts

-2.62[-3.16, -2.08]

47.9 [46.7-49.1]

-4.60 [-5.27, -3.93]

38.6 [37.1-40.1]

≥40

     
 

0 (reference)

 

51.4 [50.4-52.4]

 

41.5 [40.3-42.6]

 

1 impact

-1.53[-1.77, -1.29]

49.8 [48.6-51.1]

-1.95 [-2.22, -1.67]

39.5 [38.1-40.9]

 

2 impacts

-2.15[-2.50, -1.79]

49.2 [47.9-50.6]

-2.86 [-3.26, -2.45]

38.6 [37.1-40.2]

 

3 impacts

-2.89 [-3.63, -2.15]

48.5 [46.7-50.2]

-3.74 [-4.59, -2.90]

37.7 [35.7-39.7]

  1. *Oral health impacts include the following: difficulty chewing and/or swallowing; difficulty speaking and/or discomfort with social interaction; and pain associated with teeth or dentures.
  2. **Adjusted for variables in Table 1 including socio-demo-geographic characteristics (age in years, sex, household monthly income, household residence), health-risk behaviors (smoking and alcohol drinking), chronic conditions (diabetes, hypertension, heart diseases), number of teeth at baseline.