Mortality in Edentulous Patients: A Registry-Based Cohort Study in Sweden Comparing 8463 Patients Treated with Removable Dentures or Implant-Supported Dental Prostheses
Table 2
Multivariable logistic analysis of edentulous patients stratified on age.
Age-group ≤59 years (N = 2709)
Age-group 60–79 years (N = 4584)
Age-group ≥ 80 years (N = 1170)
OR
95% CI
value
OR
95% CI
value
OR
95% CI
value
Implant
Yes
1.0
0.0025
1.0
<.0001
1.0
<0.01
No
1.7
1.2–2.4
1.7
1.4–2.0
1.8
1.2–2.6
Gender
Male
1.0
0.05
1.0
<.0001
1.0
<.0001
Female
0.8
0.6–1.0
0.7
0.6–0.8
0.5
0.4–0.7
Education level
Tertiary
Excluded after univariable analyses
Secondary
Primary
Equalized disposable income (EDI)
High
1.0
<.0001
1.0
<.0001
1.0
<.0001
Intermediate
2.0
1.3–2.9
1.7
1.4–2.1
1.0
0.6–1.6
Low
4.9
3.4–7.1
4.5
3.6–5.5
3.1
1.9–5.2
Regional typology
Predominately rural
Excluded after univariable analyses
Intermediate
Predominately urban
Country of birth
Abroad
1.0
<.0001
1.0
<.0001
1.0
<0.01
Sweden
1.9
1.4–2.4
1.5
1.3–1.8
1.6
1.1–2.3
Event estimated “deceased.” Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals are presented as well as p values for likelihood Chi2 statistics. For the reference level, the OR = 1. P values are given for variables within the age groups.
