Table 3 Factors associated with OHRQoL among adults residing in Piracicaba, SP, Brazil, 2011

Demographic

Sex

Male

69 (33.5)

28 (28.3)

0.72

0.16

8.54 (3.99-13.09)

0.95

0.69

Female

179 (66.5)

87 (71.7)

1

11.05 (9.42-12.68)

1

Age (years)

45–64

110 (69.1)

55 (71.5)

1.30

0.19

10.19 (6.59-13.79)

1.18

0.19

20–44

138 (30.9)

60 (28.5)

1

10.25 (8.22-12.28)

1

Socioeconomic

Social Class

Lower

38 (13.3)

23 (15.9)

3.54

0.02

14.75 (11.53-17.96)

2.21

<0.01

High Lower

167 (75.2)

79 (76.5)

2.07

10.0 (6.83-13.17)

1.58

Medium

43 (11.5)

13 (7.6)

1

6.31 (4.78-7.84)

1

Education level

Up 4 years

43 (28.5)

25 (29.6)

2.39

<0.01

9.74 (3.53-15.96)

1.49

<0.01

5-11 years

69 (29.2)

40 (34.8)

2.37

11.92 (8.52-15.32)

1.61

+ 11 years

136 (42.4)

50 (35.6)

1

9.34 (7.53-11.16)

1

Personal income

Up to 1 MS

96 (38.7)

59 (52.3)

2.95

<0.01

14.23 (10.81-17.66)

1.84

<0.01

1- 2 MS

54 (17.6)

23 (15.9)

1.37

11.12 (6.64-15.59)

1.30

+ 2 MS

94 (43.7)

33 (31.8)

1

6.66 (4.09-9.23)

1

Use of dental care

Service used

Public

55 (19.0)

35 (25.2)

2.01

<0.01

16.42 (13.27-19.58)

1.55

<0.01

Insurance

58 (27.0)

18 (19.4)

0.52

6.58 (3.81-9.34)

0.74

Private

131 (54.0)

61 (55.4)

1

9.91 (7.34-12.48)

1

Frequency of dental visits

Emergency

132 (52.4)

73 (55.3)

2.26

<0.01

13.17 (10.81-15.53)

1.81

<0.01

Regular

113 (47.6)

40 (41.3)

1

6.87 (4.77-8.97)

1

Reason for dental care Use

Pain

55 (20.6)

32 (26.7)

2.75

<0.01

15.47 (11.39-19.55)

1.93

<0.01

Need

54 (24.7)

33 (33.5)

3.11

13.75 (9.72-17.77)

1.94

Routine

131 (54.7)

44 (39.8)

1

6.55 (4.42-8.68)

1

Health behaviour

Tooth Brushing

≤2 per day

89 (35.9)

48 (44.9)

0.62

0.08

13.40 (10.24-16.56)

1.35

0.04

>2 per day

159 (64.1)

67 (55.1)

1

8.42 (6.07-10.78)

1

Tooth flossing

unusual

148 (61.2)

75 (64.6)

1.54

0.01

10.56 (7.68-13.44)

1.15

0.35

usual

100 (38.8)

40 (35.4)

1

9.66 (6.49-12.82)

1

Smoking

Yes

48 (23.2)

30 (27.0)

2.26

0.01

13.32 (10.81-15.53)

1.43

0.04

No

200 (76.8)

85 (73.0)

1

9.27 (7.31-11.22)

1

Clinical conditions

Decayed Teeth

Yes

91 (35.4)

62 (52.9)

4.78

<0.001

15.16 (12.09-18.23)

2.02

<0.001

No

157 (64.6)

53 (47.1)

1

7.50 (5.05-9.96)

1

CAL>4mm

Yes

82 (43.0)

40 (45.6)

0.59

0.59

10.03(5.72-14.33)

1.21

0.22

No

166 (66.9)

75 (54.4)

1

10.35 (8.78-11.91)

1

Health literacy

feel able to collect oral health information

Do not agree

106 (34.3)

48 (39.4)

1.73

0.04

13.32 (9.94-16.70)

1.27

0.04

Agree

142 (65.7)

67 (60.6)

1

8.58 (6.09-11.08)

1

feel able to judge oral health information

Do not agree

103 (48.0)

56 (57.2)

1.06

<0.001

10.74 (7.71-11.73)

1.01

<0.001

Agree

145 (52.0)

59 (42.8)

1

9.72 (7.12-14.36)

1

Tooth loss

13 (6.6)

7 (56.5)

2.38

0.16

10.63 (5.5-15.7)

1.80

0.02

45 (24.9)

29 (55.3)

3.70

0.001

16.05 (10.5-21.6)

2.71

<0.001

62 (26.8)

32 (44.0)

2.18

0.03

9.73 (6.3-13.1)

1.65

0.01

45 (17.8)

20 (49.1)

1.64

0.21

8.09 (5.5-10.7)

1.37

0.14

12 (4.4)

4 (40.6)

1.02

0.97

7.12 (2.8-11.4)

1.20

0.57

70 (19.5)

23 (43.2)

1

5.92(4.6-10,2)

1