Tooth Loss and Associated Factors in Mexican Older Adults in Nursing Homes: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Crude and adjusted negative binomial regression models for the number of tooth loss in Mexico, 2019.
Crude model
Adjusted model
Coefficient
% change (IRR)
value
Coefficient
% change (IRR)
value
Demographic variables
Age (years)
0.0151
1.52 (0.46–2.59)
0.005
0.0083
0.83 (0.04–1.64)
0.039
Sex
Male
1
1
Female
0.0894
9.36 (-4.82–25.35)
0.199
0.1775
19.43 (-4.97–49.73)
0.124
Socioeconomic variables
Schooling
More than secondary
1
1
Secondary and less
0.1541
16.67 (8.38–25.58)
<0.001
0.1012
10.65 (0.27–22.11)
0.044
Behavioral variables
Smoking
No
1
1
Yes
0.2423
27.42 (17.71–37.93)
<0.001
0.2452
27.78 (8.17–50.96)
0.004
Frequency of tooth brushing
≥2 times a day
1
1
<2 times a day
0.5406
71.70 (60.99–83.12)
<0.001
0.5015
65.13 (53.47–77.68)
<0.001
Reference category. Note: the model was adjusted for the variables that appear in the table. Confidence intervals were calculated with standard errors considering the clusters (AM, VGT, LT, and OT). Interactions were tested but none obtained a value of ; for this reason, they were not included in the model.
